Georgia § 13-10-70 - Liquidated damages for late completion and incentives for early completion.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 13-10-70 — Liquidated damages for late completion and incentives for early completion., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-10-70. Liquidated damages for late completion and incentives for early completion.
Public works construction contracts may include both liquidated damages provisions for late construction project completion and incentive provisions for early construction project completion when the project schedule is deemed to have value. The terms of the liquidated damages provisions and the incentive provisions shall be established in advance as a part of the construction contract and included within the terms of the bid or proposal. (Code 1981, § 13-10-70 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 628, § 4/SB 179.)
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Section 13-10-70 ("Liquidated damages for late completion and incentives for early completion.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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