A subcontractor brought a construction lien action and breach of contract claim against the general contractor arising from delays and termination on a warehouse construction project.
The court found the project experienced substantial delay caused by permitting issues, weather, design problems, owner‑driven restrictions on consultant access, and sequencing failures not attributable to the subcontractor.
The general contractor terminated the subcontractor after it temporarily demobilized while awaiting workable site conditions; the court held the termination was unlawful and did not constitute abandonment or repudiation.
The subcontractor was entitled to unpaid contract funds and compensation for delay‑related labour overruns and overhead costs, while the contractor received limited credits for specific deficiencies including conduit remediation and wire replacement.
The contractor’s counterclaim for completion costs largely failed because the termination prevented the subcontractor from finishing its work.
