Sub's Bond Claim Suspended Pending Federal Claims Process

A subcontract incorporated the Disputes Clause from a federal prime contract. The subcontractor could not pursue its Miller Act payment bond claim until the prime contractor’s claims, which included subcontractor claims, had been administratively resolved by the federal government.

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