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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ D.C. Dock etNo. 0 :0 9- cv -6 01 56 -DLG EDMUND C. SCARBOR OUGH, ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l Pl ai nt iff -Co un te r-Defe nd an tll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l Thi rdPart y Pla in ti ff-C ro ss ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l Defen da nt -Ap pe ll an t,

ve rs us CAROTEX CONSTRUCTION, INC., VICTOR BLACKM ON, JOYCE BLACKM ON, RICHAR D FLANDERS ENTE RPRI SES, INC., ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l Defen dant s- Cro ss ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l Defen da nt s- App el le es , W ESCO DISTRIB UTIONS, INC., ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll llll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll Defen da nt -Co un te r-Cl ai m an t,

G. PROULX, LL C, etal., ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l Defen da nt s- Cro ss -Cl ai m an ts ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l Co un te r-Cl ai m an ts , HSBC R EALTY CREDIT CORP ORATION (USA), et a l., ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll Defen da nt s, FIRS T MOUNTAIN BANCORP, etal., ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l Thi rdPart y Defen da nt s.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ App eal fro m

th e Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co urt forth e So ut he rnDis tri ctof F lo rid a

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (Ma rch 15 , 20 11 ) Befo re CARNES, HULL andKRAVITCH, Cir cu itJu dg es . PER CURI AM: Pl ai nt iff -Ap pe ll an t Ed m

un d C . Scarb or ou gh (“ Scarbo ro ug h” ) ap pe al s t he di st ric t co urt’s d is m is sa l o f hi s Am en de d C om pl ai ntforlac k o f subjec t m at te r 2juri sd ic ti on . After r ev ie w, we affi rm . I. BACKG ROUND A. The Amended Co m pl ai nt On J an ua ry

28 , 20 09 , pl ai nt iff

Scar bo ro ug h fi le d ade cl arat ory act io n i n di st ric t co urt ag ai ns t t he de fen da nt s an d o n M ay 11 , 20 09 fil edanAm en de d Co m pl ai nt . The d is tri ctco urt l at er p erm it te d S carb or ou gh to supp le m en t t he Am en de d C om

pl ai ntto joi n a dd it io na l d efen dant s. Inhi s Am en de d C om pl ai nt , Scarbo ro ug h p le d o nl y

di ve rs it y juri sd ic ti on un de r 28 U.S.C. § 1 33 2 a nddi d n ot pl eadfed eral qu es ti on juri sd ic ti on un de r 28 U.S.C. § 1 33 1. Pl ai nt iff’s Am en de d C om pl ai nt , as l at er s up pl em en te d, al le ge d t he se fact s. The de fen da ntCaro te x C on st ru ct io n, In c. (“ Caro te x” ) is a Tex as co rp or at io n t ha t is li cen se d a s a C ert ifi edGene ral Co nt ract orin Flo rid a. Jo y ce an d Vi ct or Bl ackm on own Caro te x. J oyce Bla ckm on is th e Pre si de nt ; Vi ct or Bla ckm on is th e Vice Pres id en t. On No ve m

be r 10 , 20 06 , def

en da ntCaro te x, as th e co nt ract or , ent eredin to a co ns tru ct io n c on tra ctwit h t he de fen da ntSu nr is e VA Med ic al , LLC (“ SVAM”) , as th e o wne r, to co ns tru cta cl in ic , kn own as t he VA Outp at ie ntCli ni c (the

“ Pro ject” ). SVAM is a fo rei gn co m pa ny aut ho riz edto co nduc t b us in es s i n Fl or id a. SVAM o wns th e rea l p ro pe rty in B ro wardCo un ty, Fl or id a o n wh ic h t he 3Pro

ject was to be co ns tru ct ed(th e “ Pro pe rty”). SVAM is m an ag edby Seave st , In c. (“ Seav es t” ), a fo rei gn co rp or at io n t ha t i s n otau th or iz edto do bu si ne ss in Fl or id a. On Dec em

be r 14 , 20 06 , def

en da ntCaro te x, as pri nc ip al , andpl ai nt iff Scarbo ro ug h, as in di vi du al su ret y , furni sh eda pa ym en t b on d (t he “ Paym en t Bo nd ”) an d p erfo rm an ce b on d (t he “ Perf orm an ce Bo nd ”). Bo th th e Paym en t Bo ndan d the Perfo rm an ce Bo ndare at ta ch edas Ex hi bi t A t o t he Am en de d Co m pl ai nt . Beg in ni ng in May 200 8, t he de fen da ntcla im an ts (th e “ Cl ai m an ts ”) be ga n 1 fu rn is hi ng lab or , servi ces or m at eri al s fo r th e Pro ject a t t he reque stof t he de fen da ntSVAM (t he own er), as op po se d t o C aro te x (t he co ntract or ). Defen da nt SVAM b eg anm ak in g p aym en ts di rect ly to ce rta in of t he Cla im an ts forth e labo r, se rv ic es or m at eri al s al le ge dl y furni sh ed
.

The “ Claimants” listed in the Amended Complaint (as supplemente d) ar e as f ollows: G. 1 Proulx , L L C; W esco D istributions , Inc.; Stanley Acc ess Tec hnologie s, L L C; ASA Carlton, Inc.; M&M Concr ete Pumping, I nc.; Fe rguson Fire & F abric ation, Inc.; Amer ican Cutting a nd Drilling Company ; Specialties Source, I nc.; Construction Industry Associates, Inc.; Richard F lander s Enterpr ises, Inc.; City

Electric Supply

Company ; Ba

nner Supply

Company

Pompano; B& R Glass and Glazing , Inc.; Coral Construction of South Florida, Inc.; Coral Contrac ting L L C; Tri-County BuildingSpecialties; Rauland-B orgCorporation of F lorida; Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.; Windmi ll Sprinkler Co., Inc.; Allied B arton Sec urity Service s L L C; Cont inental Florida Materials, Inc.; Dec on Environmental & Eng ineer ing, I nc.; Flor ida Designer Cabine try ; Randall Rents of Florida , Inc.; Elan L andsca

pe, Inc.; Amer ican Equipment Rental, I nc.; All Construction Fastening Sy stems, Inc.; Tampc o Group, Inc.; Kelly Refrig era

tion Services, Inc.; and Ma c-Produc ts, Inc. 4The Cla im an ts serve d n ot ic es of n on pa y m en t t o p la in ti ff Sca rb or ou gh (th e su ret y ), al le gi ng th atth ey ha d fu rn is he d l ab or , servi ces , or m at eri al s fo r th e im pr ov em en t o f th e Pro pe rty bu t h adno t b een ful ly pai d. Scarbo ro ug h’s Am en de d C om

pl ai ntall eg edth ateach de fen da ntCla im an t s eek s p aym en t s ol el y fo r labo r, se rv ic es or m at eri al s i t h adfurni sh edat S VAM’s be he st . Non e o f th e Cl ai m an ts so ug htpay

m en t fo r labo r, se rv ic es , or m at eri al s fu rn is he d a t Caro te x’s be he st . InCo un t I, p la in ti ff Sca rb or ou gh so ug hta de cl arat ory jud gm en t ag ai ns t t he de fen da ntCla im an ts th atScar bo ro ug h was no t l iabl e u nd er the Paym en t Bo ndto
an y of t he Cla im an ts forlab or , servi ces or m at eri al s fu rn is he d a fte r th e Cl ai m an ts be ga n fu rn is hi ng lab or , servi ces , or m at eri al s atSVAM’s di rect io n a ndbe he st . In Co un t II , pl ai nt iff

Scar bo ro ug h s ou gh t a d ecl arat ory jud gm en t ag ai ns t d efen da nt s HSBC R eal ty Credi t Co rp or at io n (US A) (“ HSBC” ) an d S VAM, ob li ge es on th e Perf orm an ce Bo nd(th e “ Obl ig ees ”), as well as S eav es t, t ha t Sc arb or ou gh was n ot li ab le to th e Obl ig ees or S eav es t u nd er the Perfo rm an ce Bo ndbe cau se th e Obl ig ees fai le d t o d ecl are C aro te x t o b e in de fau lt , to term in at e th e co nt ract , or t o gi ve Scar bo ro ug h a n o pp ortu ni ty to p erfo rm un de r th e Per fo rm an ce Bo nd
. Pl ai nt iff Scar bo ro ug h a ls o b ro ug htcla im s ag ai ns t t he de fen dant s C aro te x, Jo y ce Bl ackm on , andVict orBla ckm on for bre ach of aGene ral Agre em en t o f 5In de m

ni ty (Cou ntIII), fo r sp eci fic pe rfo rm an ce (C ou ntIV), an d fo r pr el im in ary in jun ct iv e rel ie f (Co un t V). C. Defen da nt SVAM’s Mot io n to Dis m is s On Oct ob er 1 9, 2 00 9, d efen da ntSVAM fi le d am ot io n t o d is m is s Scarbo ro ug h’s Am en de d C om pl ai ntforlac k o f subjec t m at te r juri sd ic ti on du e to th e ab se nc e o f co m

pl et e d iv ers it y

be twee n t he parti es , arg ui ng th atpl ai nt iff Scarbo ro ug h i s a c it iz enof F lo rid a, as are fi fte enof the de fen da nt s l is te d i n Scarbo ro ug h’s Am en de d C om pl ai nt . In re sp on se , Scarb or ou gh di d n otarg ue di ve rs it y juri sd ic ti on . Ins te ad , Scarb or ou gh ’s res po ns e rai se d fe de ral qu es ti on juri sd ic ti on , arg ui ng th at(1) th e Pro ject was a “publ ic workof t he Fed eral Gov ern m en t” un de r 40 U.S.C. § 3 13 1( b) , and(2) th atth eref or e th e cl ai m s ag ai ns t Scarbo ro ug h u nd er the Paym en t an d P erfo rm an ce Bo nd s ar os e u nd er the Mi ll er Act, 4 0 U.S.C. § 31 33 (b ), pu rs ua ntto whi ch fed eral co urts ha ve ex cl us iv e juri sd ic ti on . See 4 0 U.S.C. § 31 33 (b )(3 )(B)
. 2

The Miller Ac t require s a per son awa rded a contra ct for the construction, alter ation or 2 repa ir of “a

ny public building or public w ork of the F eder al Gover nment” to post perf

ormanc e and pay ment bonds for the pr otection of the United States and per sons furnishinglabor or materia l. 40 U.S.C. § 3131(b) (emphasis adde d). In the eve nt of the contra ctor’s nonpa y ment for such work or

materia l, “[e]very

person that ha s furnished labor or material in car

rying out wor

k provided for

in a contra ct for which a pa y ment bond is furnished under [§] 3131 of this titl e . . . may bringa civil ac tion on the pay ment bond for the a

mount unpaid at the time the civil action is brought . . . .” 40 U.S.C. § 3133(b)(1) . Fe dera l courts have exclusive jurisdiction over claims brought under the Miller A ct. 40 U.S.C. § 3133(b)(3) (B ). 6The di stric t co urt co nc lu de d t ha t t he re was no di ve rs it y juri sd ic ti onor fed eral qu es ti on juri sd ic ti on . The d is tri ctco urt d is m is se d t he Am en de d C om pl ai nt wit ho utpre

jud ic e fo r la ckof s ub

ject m at te r juri sd ic ti on . As to fed eral qu es ti on juri sd ic ti on , th e d is tri ctco urt n ot edth at“ Scarbo ro ug h fa il edto pl eada fed eral qu es ti on as t he ba si s fo r th is Co urt’s jur is di ct io n i n i ts Am en de d C om pl ai nt. . . .” The di st ric t co urt co nc lu de d tha t i n a ny even t, t he Pro ject i s n ota publ ic workfor th e p ur po se s o f th e Mi ll er Actan d a s a r es ul t, i t co ul d n otex erci se fed eral qu es ti on juri sd ic ti on . 3 Pl ai nt iff Scar bo ro ug h n ow ap pe al s t he di st ric t co urt’s d is m is sa l o f th e Am en de d C om

pl ai nt . Scarb or ou gh co nc ed es lac k o f di ve rs it y juri sd ic ti on an d arg ue s o nl y

fed eral qu es ti on juri sd ic ti on un de r 28 U.S.C. § 1 33 1. 4

II I. DI SCUSSI ON Prior to this case, the district cour t had another

case involving this same Projec t and one 3 Claimant, W esco D istribution, I nc. (“ Wesco”). Wesc o sued Scar borough in state court f

or, inter alia, bre ach of

the Pay ment Bond, a

nd Scarboroug h remove d the ca se to fede ral c ourt. The district court grante d Wesco’s motion to remand the c ase to state c ourt, findingno diversity or fede ral que stion jurisdi ction. The district cour t found that the Project wa s not a “public wor k of the Fe dera l Governme nt” under the Miller Act be cause the g overnme nt (1) is not a par ty to the construction contr act be tween SVAM a nd Carotex, (2) does not own the Prope rty , and (3) did not provide fundingfor the Proje ct. In its order in this case , the district court c ited its holdi ngin the earlier ca se, statingthat both case s involved “the identica l project, identica l surety and the identica l owner of the proper ty , all fac tors considere d in the Court’s deter mination.” We reviewde novo a district c ourt’s dec ision to gra nt a motion to dis miss for lack of 4 subject matter jur isdiction pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1). Sinaltra inal v. Coca-Cola Co., 578 F .3d 1252, 1260 (11th Cir. 2009). 7Pu rs uantto 28 U.S.C. § 1 33 1, d is tri ctco urts ha ve juri sd ic ti on ov er “ al l ci vi l

act io ns ari si ng un de r th e Co ns ti tu ti on , laws , or t reat ie s o f th e Uni te d S ta te s.” 2 8 U.S.C. § 1 33 1. “ The well -p le ad ed -co m pl ai ntrul e h as lo ng go ve rn edwhet he r a cas e ‘aris es un de r’ feder al law fo r th e p ur po se s o f § 1 33 1.” Hol m es Grp., In c. v. Vorna do Air Ci rcu la ti on Sy s., In c., 53 5 U.S. 8 26 , 83 0, 1 22 S. Ct. 1 88 9, 1 89 3 (2 00 2) . Und er the “ well -p le ad ed -co m pl ai nt ” ru le , th e Supr em e Co urt h as st at ed th at“ [a] su itari se s u nd er the Co ns ti tu ti on an d l aws of t he Uni te d S ta te s o nl y when th e p la in ti ff’s s ta te m en t o f hi s o wn caus e o f act io n s ho ws t ha t i t i s b as edup on th os e la ws o r th atCo ns ti tu ti on .” Ben efi ci al Nat’l Ba nkv. An de rs on , 53 9 U.S. 1 , 6, 1 23 S. Ct. 2 05 8, 2 06 2 (2 00 3) (qu ot at io n m ark s o m it te d a ndem ph as is ad de d)
. Fo r fed eral qu es ti on juri sd ic ti on to ex is t, a p la in ti ff’s co m pl ai ntm us t “ cl ai m

a rig htto reco ve r un de r th e Co ns ti tu ti on an d l aws of t he Uni te d S ta te s.” B el l v
. Hoo d, 3 27 U.S. 67 8, 6 81 , 66 S. Ct. 7 73 , 77 5 (1 94 6)
. Inad di ti on , Fed eral Ru le of C iv il Pro cedur e 8 (a)( 1) pro vi de s t ha t a p le ad in g m us t co nt ai n “ a sh ort an d p la in st at em en t o f th e g ro un ds forth e co urt’s juri sd ic ti on .” Fed . R. Civ . P. 8(a )(1 ). A cou rt m ay fin d aba si s fo r fed eral qu es ti on juri sd ic ti on ev enif aco m pl ai ntlac ks su ch a juri sd ic ti on al st at em en t, s o lo ng as t he co m

pl ai ntm ak es “ refe ren ces to fed eral law s uf fic ie ntto pe rm itth e co urt t o fi nd§ 1 33 1 ju ris di ct io n.” Mic co su ke e Trib e o f In di an s v . Krau s8And ers onCo ns tr. C o., 6 07 F.3d12 68 , 12 75 -7 6 (1 1t h C ir. 2 01 0) (“ Ru le 8(a )(1 ) is

sa ti sf ie d i f th e co m

pl ai ntsays en ou gh ab ou t ju ris di ct io n t o c reat e so m e rea so nabl e li ke li ho odth atth e co urt i s n otab ou t t o h ear acas e th atitis no t s up po se d t o h av e th e p owe r to he ar.” (quo ta ti on m ark s an d b rack et s o m it te d) ), pe ti ti on for cert . fil ed , 79 U.S.L.W . 33 61 (U.S. Nov . 29 , 20 10 ) (No . 10 -7 17 ). Howev er, wh ere a co m pl ai ntis “ de vo idof asi ng le cit at io n t o aCo ns ti tu ti on al pro vi si on , a fed eral st atut e, ora reco gn iz edth eo ry of c omm onlaw as th e b as is forth e al le ga ti on th at th e [p la in ti ff’s] caus e o f act io n a ris es un de r fed eral law,” we ha ve he ldth atth e al le ga ti on s ar e in su ffi ci en t t o e st ab li sh juri sd ic ti on un de r § 1 33 1. Se e id . at 1 27 6. Reg ard le ss of wh ethe r th e Pro ject a t i ss ue in th is cas e is in facta “publ ic
work,” we co nc lu de th atth e al le ga ti on s i n t he Am en de d C om pl ai ntare i ns uf

fic ie nt to est ab li sh fed eral qu es ti on juri sd ic ti on un de r th e Mi ll er Act . Scarb or ou gh ’s Am en de d C om

pl ai ntdo es no t m en ti on or c it e th e Mi ll er Act , no r do es itall eg e th atth e Pro

ject was a publ ic workof t he fed eral go ve rn m en t. Itco nt ai ns no al le ga ti on s t ha t t he fed eral go ve rn m en t p ro vi de d fu nd in g fo r th e Pro ject, i s a p art y to th e co ns tru ct io n c on tra ctbe twee n S VAM orCaro te x, h as an y own ers hi p in te res t i n t he Pro pe rty, or h adan y in vo lv em en t wh at so ev er i n t he Pro ject. Th e on ly referen ce t o t he fed eral go ve rn m en t i s n otin th e Am en de d C om pl ai ntbu t i n th e la ng ua ge in Exh ib itA (th e Bo nd s) bi nd in g C aro te x a ndScar bo ro ug h t o “ th e 9Uni te d S ta te s o f Am eri ca, ac ti ng th ro ug h t he Secr et ary of th e Dep art m en t o f Vete ran s Aff

ai rs .” Nowh ere i n t he factua l al le ga ti on s o f th e Am en de d C om pl ai nt is th ere a n a ll eg at io n s up po rti ng th e n ot io n tha t t he Cla im an ts ’ cl ai m s u nd er the Bo nd s fa ll wit hi n the pu rv ie w of t he Mi ll er Act
. Scarbo ro ug h a rg ue s t ha t, b ecau se de fen dantSVAM m ad e a “ factua l at ta ck ,” rat he r th ana “ faci al att ack ,” on th e d is tri ctco urt’s s ub ject m at te r juri sd ic ti on by arg ui ng th atth e Pro

ject i s n ota “publ ic work ” u nd er the Mi ll er Act , th e d is tri ct co urt s ho ul d h av e ap pl ie d aRu le 56 su m m ary jud gm en t s ta nd ardto ass es s wh ethe r th e work a t i ss ue is a “publ ic work ” u nd er the Mi ll er Act . Scarb or ou gh arg ue s t he is su e o f whe th er the Paym en t Bo ndan d P erfo rm an ce Bo ndwere i ss ue d p ur su an t to th e Mi ll er Actis “ co re t o t he is su es whi ch Scar bo ro ug h re qu es te d t he tri al co urt to de te rm in e” i n t he Am en de d C om pl ai nt . Thi s ar gu m en t i s wi th ou t m eri t. Sca rb or ou gh ’s Am en de d C om pl ai ntsee ks a de cl arat ory

jud gm en t t ha t h e is no t l iabl e u nd er the Paym en t an d P erfo rm an ce Bo nd s b ecau se th e Cl ai m an ts so ug htpa y m en t fo r labo r an d s up pl ie s fu rn is he d a t th e reque stof t he own er SVAM, n otth e co nt ract orCaro te x, an d b ecau se HSBC
an d S VAM fai le d t o d ecl are C aro te x t o b e in de fau lton th e co ns tru ct io n c on tra ct ortak e st ep s t ha t wo ul d a ll ow Sc arb or ou gh to pe rfo rm . Nowh ere i n Scarbo ro ug h’s Am en de d C om pl ai ntdo es he m ak e an y

refe ren ce t o t he fed eral 10go ve rn m en t’s i nv ol ve m en t i n t he Pro ject, t he Mi ll er Act , or t he st atus of t he Pro ject a s a “publ ic work .” Im po rtant ly, aft er the m ot io n t o d is m is s was fil ed , 5 Scarbo ro ug h n ev er s ou gh t l eav e fro m th e d is tri ctco urt t o a m en d t he Am en de d Co m pl ai ntin th e d is tri ctco urt t o m ak e an y su ch all eg at io ns . Und er the se pa rti cu la r ci rcu m st an ces , we con cl ud e th atth e Am en de d C om pl ai nt ’s all eg at io ns are i ns uf fic ie ntto est ab li sh a fed eral qu es ti on un de r § 1 33 1. Se e Mi cco su ke e Trib e o f In di an s, 6 07 F.3dat 1 27 6. Bec au se th e Am en de d C om pl ai ntfai ls to sat is fy

th e wel l-p le ad edco m

pl ai nt ru le as t o fe de ral qu es ti on juri sd ic ti on , andbe cau se Scar bo ro ug h n ev er s ou gh t le av e to am en d t he Am en de d C om pl ai ntto co rrec t i ts de fic ie nc ie s, t he di st ric t co urt d idno t err in co nc lu di ng itha d n o ju ris di ct io n. The p art ie s ag ree t ha t t he re 6 This Court has not y et def ined what make s a construc tion project a “ public work” within 5 the meaningof the Miller Ac t, nor does the Miller Ac t itself provide a de finition. In a ca se involving a pr oject author ized under the Na tional Industrial Recove ry Act, the Supre me Court conclude d that a librar

y constructe d on the campus of Howar d University was a “public wor

k” within the meaningof the Miller Ac t beca use it was construc ted with funds from the f eder al g overnme nt and was e stablished to serve theinterest of the g ener al public, despite the f act that Howar d University

was a private institution and held title to the land and the buildings. United States ex rel. Noland Co. v. Irwin, 316 U.S. 23, 28-30, 62 S. Ct. 899, 902 (1942); see a lso Oper atingEng ’rs He alth & Welfa re Tr ust Fund v. JW JContractingCo., 135 F.3d 671, 675 (9th Cir. 1998) (“A lthough ther e is no clea r test for de signating a

projec t a ‘public wor

k of the United States,’ cour

ts often look to the followingas indicia: whe ther the United States is a contra cting party , an oblig ee to the bond, a n initiator or ultimate operator of the pr oject; whethe r the wor k is done on prope rty

belong ing to the United States; or whether the bonds are issued under the Miller Act.”)
. Scarbor ough also contends that the district c ourt err ed bec ause it base d its dism issal of 6 the Amende d Complaint i n part on its earlier orde r in the Wesco ca se, in which it found that the 11is no di ve rs it y juri sd ic ti onun de r § 1 33 2, an d t he re i s n o o th er b as is forsubjec t
m at te r juri sd ic ti onass ert ed . There fo re, the di st ric t co urt d idno t err in di sm is si ng th e Am en de d C om

pl ai ntwit ho utpre

jud ic e fo r la ckof s ub

ject m at te r juri sd ic ti on . 7

AFFIRMED.

Project at issue wa s not a “public wor k” within the meaningof the Miller Ac t. Scarborough contends that the district c ourt’s findingin the Wesco ac tion was based sole ly on the fa ctual alleg ations in W esco’ s complaint and ca nnot apply

here
. Be cause we c onclude that Sca rborough’s Amende d Complaint failed, on its face , to prese nt sufficient fa ctual alleg ations of a f eder al question such that it satisfied the “ well pleade d complaint” rule , we de cline to addr ess whethe r the district cour t erre d in basingits dism issal on a findingthat the Project wa s not a “public wor k” within the meaningof the Miller Ac t. Plaintiff Scarborough' s August 2, 2010 moti on to supplement the rec ord is DENIED. 7 12