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We are an Electrical Contractor. We were called by a Company from MN to Trouble shoot a Copper Connection at the West Ridge Wind Energy site in
Pipestone MN. $2,433 - Labor Only.
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Anonymous Subcontractor
Waiting for answerAdd commentAug 13, 2020
South Dakota
I am the home owner. My home has closed. I researched that my contractor never filed SD required soils report and somehow obtained the building permit
without submitting it. I have been in my home less than a year. The crawl has water even with a sump pump. The soils report states a minimu...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJul 5, 2020
South DakotaDefects
I am a small contractor who did excavation work for a large company. I had a retainage fee withheld for my work which was to be paid October 1 of 2019. I
finally received payment on May 4, 2020. The company took off all my interest charges for the late payments. They told me because it is a retai...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentMay 8, 2020
South DakotaRetainage
I'm taking night classes and I've already answered the question but my professor wants more options. If a contractor files a mechanics lien and receives
partial payment, what can he do to full payment NOW?
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentApr 30, 2020
South DakotaConstruction Contract
im a small construction business i have 1 main contractor who subbs to me are /is any help for me to continue to pay him ?...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentMar 22, 2020
South DakotaConstruction ContractCoronavirus
My company has an on-call sewer maintenance relationship with a large property owner in Rapid City. Do we file a lien on each individual property or the
company as a whole? They have also sold a subdivision that we are still owed money on. It has been less than 60 days for those properties.
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentDec 31, 2019
South DakotaLien DeadlinesRight to Lien
we give two cilvil works to one Contractor later on he complete one civil work and walk off work from 2nd civil work, will we pay him of work one if we pay
work one we goes into loss because of new tendering etc..
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentSep 1, 2019
South Dakota
Contractor's attorney disputes validity of our Lien stating "it has lapsed due to your failure to enforce it. Under SDCL §5-22-8, a lien may be discharged for
'lapse of the time within which an action to enforce the same may be commenced without such action having been commenced.' SDCL 5-22-7 pr...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentDec 13, 2018
South DakotaLien DeadlinesLien ForeclosureMechanics Lien
Project is located in Sioux Falls, SD. Was delayed for 1 year+ at no fault of our own (subcontractor), and is now finally substantially complete (as of 4/13/18).
Contract is paid to date with exception of balance pay app for $25K, plus $12K retention. We have submitted a claim for delay damages that tota...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJun 19, 2018
South DakotaMechanics Lien