Section 8.33 Stop Work Notices

• Library: Construction Law 2016 Supp

I. (§8.33) Stop Work Notices

AIA Document A201-1997, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction (15^th ed.), provides that, if a contractor has not been paid during the seven days following the required payment date, the contractor may, after giving seven more days’ written notice to the owner and architect, stop work until payment is received. The provision also allows for an increase in the time and amount of the contract to compensate for the contractor’s shut-down, delay, start-up, and interest costs. Paragraph 9.7.1. This provision attempts to make the consequences of nonpayment certain. The contractor may...