特纳建筑公司（Turner Construction Co.）和11月在德克萨斯州弗里斯科（Frisco）开业的美国第一家Kidzania儿童娱乐中心的建筑师声称，该公司于今年年初提交了该公司欠他们超过800万美元的元素。特纳所要求的金额中的大部分反映在留置权中，以数十万美元提出的数十万美元。
卡特勒,Dallas-based attorney who represents many subcontractors, says that there has been a crest in lien notices and claims in the weeks since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Many companies, responding to the emergency, simply stopped payments, he said.
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As the problems of collecting money have come into focus during the pandemic, the vulnerability of construction subcontractors is more keenly appreciated—along with the condition of their balance sheets. “Cash is king in environments like this, and it’s mission critical to remain focused on cash flow,” said David Bone, a partner in HKA, the dispute consultant. He moderated a webinar April 14 about the financial aspect of the crisis held by the American Bar Association. A consensus emerged that owners and contractors should closely monitor both projects and documentation needed to identify possible problems.
Monitor All Tiers
Webinar speakers indicated that a subcontractor’s failure to pay its subs or suppliers can be a sign of trouble. John Finch, CEO of PBG Builders, recommended that prime contractors identify all tiers of contractors and suppliers and assure that they are being paid. “We’re closely monitoring the flow of labor and the delivery of materials,” said Brett Lamb, general counsel for the aviation group of contractor Austin Industries.
Overbilling by subcontractors—an often unintended yet common practice even in flush times—could become more prevalent. “We are constantly monitoring each subcontractor’s stage of work against billings,” Lamb added.
Reed Sellers, a senior manager at Wipfli, an accounting firm, said during the webinar that COVID-19 is pushing both contractors and owners to get back to basics that may have been overlooked in recent years. Among them: tracking receivables, reviewing accounts payable ledgers and scrutinizing contracts and insurance policies for protections and remedies.
“We’re all seeing unique costs surrounding COVID-19 that we didn’t anticipate, and we need to track those costs” to be reimbursed, he added.
分包商必须等待多长时间才能确定哪些人在市场动荡中幸存下来。特纳建筑公司（Turner Construction Co.）的一位媒体官员（与大多数建筑经理都没有付款，因为该公司没有由所有者支付，但无法置评。与留置权相关的文件，涉及Kidzania美国特许经营权的弗里斯科父母教育公园弗里斯科有限责任公司（Frisco LLC）早于大流行，并首先在付款服务软件公司LevelSet网站上显而易见。留置权已在2月份的一条通讯中注明，该通讯分发给了Metroplex分包商协会的成员，其成员在达拉斯地区工作。
Educity Park is also building amusement centers in Oakbrook, Ill., and East Rutherford, N.J. A spokeswoman said in an email that the company “expects the liens to all be amicably resolved in the very near term.”
Educity Park’s franchise was granted by the Mexico City-based parent company whose KidZania centers have been built in 20 countries. Educity is the owner-operator that contracted for the build-out in Frisco and financing for the Illinois and New Jersey projects. The KidZania spokeswoman declined to answer further questions.
