Common use of Subcontractors’ claims Clause in Contracts

Subcontractors’ claims. If a subcontractor or a lower tier subcontractor lacks legal standing to assert a claim against the District because privity of contract does not exist, the Contractor may present to the District a Claim on behalf of a subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor. A subcontractor may request in writing, either on his or her own behalf or on behalf of a lower tier subcontractor, that the Contractor present a Claim for work which was performed by the subcontractor or by a lower tier subcontractor on behalf of the subcontractor. The subcontractor requesting that the claim be presented to the District shall furnish reasonable documentation to support the Claim. Within 45 days of receipt of this written request, the Contractor shall notify the subcontractor in writing as to whether the Contractor presented the Claim to the District and, if the original Contractor did not present the Claim, provide the subcontractor with a statement of the reasons for not having done so.