Michigan Laws 125.1593 – Contract completion; performance; consent of governmental entity; arbitration; judgment rendered
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(1) If the contractor does not agree with the governmental entity‘s determination, with the governmental entity’s consent the contractor may complete performance on the contract.
(2) At the option of the governmental entity, the contractor and the governmental entity shall arbitrate the contractor’s entitlement to recover the actual increase in contract time and costs incurred because of the physical condition of the improvement site. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the American arbitration association and judgment rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.1593
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contractor: means a person who contracts with a governmental entity to improve real property or perform or manage construction services. See Michigan Laws 125.1591
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- Governmental entity: means the state, a county, city, township, village, public educational institution, or any political subdivision thereof. See Michigan Laws 125.1591
- Improvement: includes , but is not limited to, all or any part of any building, structure, erection, alteration, demolition, excavation, clearing, grading, filling, landscaping, trees, shrubbery, driveways, and roadways on real property. See Michigan Laws 125.1591
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.