The plaintiff subcontractor brought an action against the defendant general contractor to enforce a construction lien and for breach of contract regarding structural steel and miscellaneous metals work on a school project.
The court found that the parties had entered into two separate contracts.
The plaintiff failed to preserve its lien rights for the structural steel contract in a timely manner, but its claim was permitted to proceed as a personal judgment under section 63 of the Construction Lien Act.
The plaintiff's lien for the miscellaneous metals contract was validly preserved.
The court conducted a detailed accounting of the base contract prices, approved extras, and valid charge-backs for deficient or incomplete work performed by third parties.
Ultimately, the court awarded the plaintiff a net judgment of $99,346.83 across both contracts.