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How to Get Paid on Public Projects in Iowa and Nebraska: The Little Miller Act

Craig Martin2022-03-07T14:34:46-06:00March 15th, 2022|Construction Contractor Advisor, Iowa Miller Act, Little Miller Act, Nebraska Miller Act|

Congress enacted the Miller Act to provide protection to contractors furnishing labor and material on federal projects. Many states, including Nebraska and Iowa, have enacted “Little Miller Acts,” which provide that same protection on state and county public projects. These laws require general contractors on certain government jobs to carry a performance bond to protect the government against delays and incomplete work. Those covered are also required to carry payment [...]

When Bond Claims Don’t Work

Sometimes a subcontractor is just too far down the chain to make a claim on a bond. A recent Kansas cases illustrated that a sub-sub-subcontractor was not a claimant under a subcontractor’s bond and its claim was denied. I wonder if anyone looked at the bond to see which entities it would actually cover before the problem arose. In Dun-Par Engineered Form Company v. Vanum Construction Company, the job involved [...]