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Kathleen Hoosier

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  1. Our scope is considered deferred approval with Design assist due to the blast resistance. They have approved portion of the submittals, but that was at 50%, not that we have approval of the drawings, samples, offsite testing at a testing lab, and mock up. They should be paying for these items.
  2. The contract is open ended. It says they CAN pay for it, but they would have to approved it first. I have requested the GC to allow us to fabricate from the approved shop drawings. I have also requested to put a 40' roll off on site to bring out the the fasteners, steel clips, steel inserts, vinyl, backer rod, steel shims, etc. This will at least alleviate some of my cost, if I have the materials on site. Now, I just need to figure out why we haven't been paid for November for our Submittals and Engineering and why they are asking me to change my billing to December. Ugh. Thank you again. Kathy
  3. All of you are right, unfortunately. I cannot find anywhere within the contractual information available that the Gov must pay for these stored materials. My only logical recourse is to get the material to the site as soon as possible and request prompt pay. Thank you for being a sounding board and I do appreciate the time and effort you extended to me. Sometimes the hardest lessons to learn are those that cost you money! With this being said, I will start my review of the schedule delays. Kathy
  4. I believe at this time, I will need to get the material to the project fabricated before I can pursue payment of the material. All of your comments have been extremely helpful! Thank you. My next plan of action is to take the project schedule and overlay the 3 week look ahead schedule to identify the delays. Since the GC at this time has not provided a new approved schedule from the Gov. I can only assume the delays are not being pursued by the GC and the outcome will be the push on all the sub contractors. Ideally, I will be able to verify benchmarks with the GC and have them approve our ability to move forward. Thank you all for your help. I truly appreciate this greatly.
  5. Interesting point. Our contract says "unless other wise provided in the contract documents, and if approved in advance by the owner, Applications for payment may included materials & equipment not incorporated in the Sub contractors work but delivered and suitably stored at the Project Site or at some other location agreed upon in writing. Approval of payment application for such stored items on or off the project site shall be conditioned up the satisfaction of the terms of the section of the sub contract or such other procedures satisfactory to the Owner and Contractors interest....." We provide request and all documentation required, (ie Bill of Sale, UCC Finance Statement and release) But I don't know if the GC has billed for this material, as we provided them with all of this information and the invoices from our supplier. How do I find out what the GC has been paid on our scope of work?
  6. Also, we have gone to the GC and spoke with the Gov. The Gov is taking the stance they will not pay for any stored material. I have asked for special consideration, but at this time it has been denied.
  7. Thank you, I would appreciate speaking further on this matter. You are correct in your assumption, there are several trades that are behind on the schedule, which is impacting my ability to perform. I am a Glass and Glazing Sub Contractor and we are the first of the finish trades, which means until an opening is ready for framing and glass needs to be complete. (Ie floors, framing, dense glass, water proofing, J molding for stucco, flashing, rough in plumbing, electrical etc) Presently the project is approximately 4 months at a minimum before I can verify openings to cut and fabricate the aluminum, let alone install on site. K
  8. We did purchase the material, I need to get paid for the material. But to store on site would be difficult. The material would take up a 40' x 25' space on site and because it is aluminum, it is highly desirable for theft. The project is located approx 85 miles from my facility. I would have to move the material back to my shop to fabricate after delivery to the site then bring back to the site for install. The GC has not reissued a new construction schedule either. We were to be installing this material October 2018. We pushed off the manufacture delivery to January, but they could not hold our material any longer than this. I could let them know I will be bringing the material onsite and that they would need to make room for me to put it in a fenced area and let them tell me they cannot accomodate my request.
  9. The GC sent with the contract the process for payment for stored material off site. We followed the instructions and the Gov. came back to the GC that under Farr agreement, they do no pay for stored material. The material is 24'-30' stock lengths that we cut and fabricate for Curtain walls and glazing on the exterior of the building. Presently, the schedule has fallen so far behind we cannot field verify the openings. We requested to fabricated the elevations from the contract documents, but the GC could not guarantee to hold openings per the contract documents. We cannot fabricated the material on site if we have it delivered.
  10. Under my sub contract, I was required to be approved by the awarding General Contractor of my SBE status. Our contract provided a schedule which required me to order material that was job specific and a specialty to meet the project schedule. To ensure I met this requirement, I purchase the material and the schedule for my installation has been extended. The GC has informed me under FARR 52.232-5(b) “The first and hardest to overcome is that the contract must specifically authorize the consideration of the materials in question to be delivered off-site. This authorized consideration does not exist in this contract”. We have completed all required paper work for Bill of sale, but we are getting grief from the Awarding party. It was my understanding that under the prompt pay agreement, if you provided all necessary required documents, an SBE would paid for Stored material. Can some one elaborate on this subject? farr.docx WOSB.pdf
  11. If you a Certified WBE, SBE and DBE, and the project we are working on required our certification, under the Prompt Pay 52.232-27, 52.232-40& 52.219-9 we purchased specific long lead blast resistant custom extruded and painted for job specific requirements. The schedule is behind and no new schedule has been updated. We have material which we have met all the requirements for stored material off site, but we are being told we cannot be paid for these stored material under the FARR 52.232-5(b) with consideration is specifically authorized by this contract. The contract indicates that stored material can be paid if they approve the request. I have not been able to get the governing party to approve, review, or consider the request, as they are falling back on the 52.232-b clause. It is my understanding that under the SBE prompt pay for materials that are project specific and custom manufactured should be considered for payment. Can you enlighten me? Kathleen Hoosier
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