Legal Remedies For Contractor's Non-Performance In Construction.

Legal Remedies that are available When a Contractor Fails to Perform Construction Work?

The contractor's main obligation is to perform the work in the manner and in the period agreed in the contract. If the contractor breaches his obligation, then the employer may either request specific performance (performance in specie) or contract termination with compensation in either case if it is justified. He may request the performance of the obligation by another contractor at the expense of the first contractor. We will show below when the court may order the contractor to perform in specie, and how to terminate the contract if the specific performance is not possible.

Obligating the contractor to perform the contract