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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=525593719-11102011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial> Reese,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=525593719-11102011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=525593719-11102011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial> Two
comments:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=525593719-11102011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>
1. Service of Notice of Contest (Fla. Stats. ss. 713.22(2) and
713.23(1)(e))- I don't believe it is advisable to change
responsibility for serving a potentially claim dispositive document from a
neutral (i.e., Clerk) to a very interested party (i.e., Contractor).
Whatever issues someone may have had with the Clerk serving notices ( I have had
none myself), the potential mischief created by vesting in the contractor
the responsibility to serve the critical Notice of Contest document appears to
far outweigh the incidence of negligence by a disinterested Clerk. The
fact that service is required to be consistent with Fla. Stat. s. 713.18 does
not save this proposed change in my opinion. It is not difficult to
conjure a scenario where the Contractor "serves" the lienor in person
pursuant to 713.18 with some paperwork but not the Notice of Contest of
Lien. Contractor later swears the Notice of Contest was included in the
package, Lienor denies it was and we now have a swearing contest on a collateral
issue that may now be the dispositive issue in the lawsuit. We don't need
to introduce this kind of uncertainity into the Lien Law. If someone has a
problem with the existing Clerk service format, I would suggest adding an
express requirement that the Clerk's service by mail be CMRRR.
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=525593719-11102011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=525593719-11102011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial> 2. Penal Sum
of Bond- The proposed change to Fla. Stat. s.
713.23(1)(f) contains a reference to the liability of the surety not being
increased beyond the penal sum of the bond. This is problematic as
drafted. Bonded construction projects inevitably have additive change
orders to the underlying contract of the principal on the bond. Sureties
recognize this and require their principals to inform them of such additive
change orders so that they can collect additional premium dollars to match their
increased risk. Letting the surety limit its exposure to the penal
sum of the bond as issued lets the surety off unnecessarily. As
proposed the language reads:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=525593719-11102011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>" but the liability of the surety may not be increased beyond
the penal sum of the bond". I would add after the final word "bond"
the following : "as increased by the amount of any written change
order(s) executed by Principal and Obligee with notice to the
Surety". </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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[mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Reese
J. Henderson, Jr.<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 11, 2011 2:42
PM<BR><B>To:</B> RPPTL constructionlaw<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[RPPTL-constructionlaw] FW: ICPC Construction Lien & BondLegislation for
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<P class=MsoNormal>CLC Members,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Please see attached proposed lien law legislation for which
comments have been requested from the CLC. Please provide any comments you
have to me by COB this Friday, October 14.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Reese<o:p></o:p></P>
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<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 11, 2011 1:04 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Heron, Lisa
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Construction Lien & Bond Legislation for
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Greetings. Please see the
below email from Martha and the attached proposed legislation. I have
confirmed with Martha that she needs comments back by the middle of next week,
so please send me your committee’s thoughts by the end of business on Tuesday,
October 18<SUP>th</SUP> so that we can meet her timing. Thanks. Rob
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Martha J. Edenfield
[mailto:martha@penningtonlaw.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 11, 2011
12:30 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Barry Spivey; Freedman, Robert S.<BR><B>Cc:</B> Peter M.
Dunbar<BR><B>Subject:</B> FW: ICPC Construction Lien & Bond Legislation for
2012<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">We have been asked to comment on
this proposed legislation. Please let me know who else need to receive it. It
would be helpful to have comments by next week. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Martha<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Deborah Lawson
[mailto:deborahlawson@aol.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 05, 2011
12:06 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Peter M. Dunbar; Martha J. Edenfield<BR><B>Cc:</B>
rbkershner@att.net; george.moraitis@myfloridahouse.gov;
matthew.bogdanoff@myfloridahouse.gov<BR><B>Subject:</B> ICPC Construction Lien
& Bond Legislation for 2012<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Pete and Martha,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Representative Moraitis has agreed to sponsor the ICPC’s
Construction Lien and Bond legislation for the upcoming Session and has asked
Bruce and I to make sure to get a copy to you for the Construction Law
Committee’s review. Attached is the bill and a section-by-section summary
of what it does. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>For the most part, this bill is a very scaled down version of
the much larger bill we have been working on for the last several years.
We have jettisoned the consumer provisions that were in our bill because frankly
we have been unable to convince the residential contractors that better consumer
education would be beneficial and have decided to just try to get these clean up
issues taken care of. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>We have added one new issue to the bill – language in both
255.05 and 713.23 to insure that bonds do not have limited duration. This
is to address a recent appellate court decision in Utah which upheld the
effectiveness of a bond that terminated prior to completion of the
project. In that case the claimants were left completely
unprotected. We have never had this issue in Florida and want to make sure
that the problem does not proliferate.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>We certainly welcome any comments or recommendations from the
Bar, and would also appreciate a heads up on any legislation you may be working
on this upcoming year. We have seen several proposals that have been
working their way through the bar committee process, some of which we do have
concerns about.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
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