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MORELLI MASONS, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. PETER SCALAMANDRE SONS, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

In this action by a subcontractor seeking delay damages from its general contractor and payment on the bond with respect to such claim, the motion court properly held that plaintiff had failed to comply strictly with the notice provision in its subcontract, which, while not containing the conditional "unless" language found in the contract inA.H.A. Gen. Constr., Inc. v. New York City Hous. Auth. ( 92 N.Y.2d 20), specifically provided that the failure to comply with such provision would constitute a waiver of the subcontractor's claim for damages.Barsotti's, Inc. v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York ( 254 A.D.2d 211), which involved a claim for extra work under a private contract, is distinguishable. In addition, contrary to plaintiff's argument, here there was no clear relinquishment of the right to rely on the contractual provision by an indisputable departure based on a course of conduct or oral agreement (cf., Austin v. Barber, 227 A.D.2d 826, 828).

We deem it significant, as did the motion court, that plaintiff did not comply in any manner with the separate contractual requirement to itemize the costs attributable to the alleged delays, and note that this was also a basis for dismissal.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

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MASONS, INC. v. SCALAMANDRE
(May 2, 2002)