$703K in Holdback, the 60-Day Lien Clock, and Proving Your Last Day

Podcast: The Deconstruction Podcast · Jobtable

Opublikowano: 2026-10-28

A subcontractor on Ottawa’s new LRT line finished its work, nobody said the work was bad, and nobody said the money wasn’t owed. The general contractor still went to court to keep $703,000 of its holdback, and the whole fight came down to one date. Kosta and Johny break down Bradley-Kelly v. AtkinsRéalis, the Ontario case over the Trillium Line extension. They cover how a sub four levels down the chain gets caught when the companies above it fall out, how the 60-day lien clock works, and why a lien on a public job goes again...