A pay-if-paid (PIP) clause in a construction contract says “I, the general contractor, will only have to pay you, the subcontractor, if the owner – the guy I contract with – pays me.” Substitute “when” for “if” in the above example and you have a pay-when-paid clause. Both of these clauses are standard in multi-layered …
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