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IN A DESIGN-BUILD TURNKEY PROJECT, A PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT A THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY OF CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY THE TURNKEY BUILDER IN CHARGE OF THE PROJECT (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department explained the concept of a design-build “turnkey” project, noting that the property owner is generally not a third-party beneficiary of the contracts entered into by the entity in charge of the design-build “turnkey” project (here RBG):

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It is undisputed that neither plaintiff entered into a contract with RZA nor RDI. Rather, RBG entered into contracts with each of those entities, as would be expected in a turnkey project. “In turnkey or design-build construction projects, an owner contracts with one entity to both design and build the project and the turnkey builder is responsible for every phase of the construction from final design through subcontracting, construction, finishing, and testing. The design-builder generally cannot shift liability and is the single point of responsibility under a design-build contract, because” the design-builder is responsible for all phases of construction, including “the responsibility for holding the contracts with its trade contractors” … .

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Generally, a party may not assert a cause of action for breach of contract against a person or entity with whom it is not in privity … . Without a contractual relationship and the resulting privity, plaintiffs could proceed against RZA or RDI only if plaintiffs were third-party beneficiaries of RBG’s contract with those entities or had the functional equivalent of privity… .”[O]rdinarily, construction contracts are not construed as conferring third-party beneficiary enforcement rights” … . Luckow v RBG Design-Build, Inc., 2017 NY Slip Op 09221, Third Dept 12-28-17

 

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December 28, 2017
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