Opinion ID: 1414919
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: 1.3 the work

Text: The term Work includes all labor necessary to produce the construction required by the contract Documents, and all materials and equipment incorporated or to be incorporated in such construction. 1.2.3 The Contract Documents are complementary, and what is required by any one shall be as binding as if required by all. The intention of the documents is to include all labor, materials, equipment and other items as provided in Subparagraph 4.41 necessary for the proper execution and completion of the work. To determine whether or not the contracts, on their face, evidence commerce, it is, therefore, necessary to examine all contract documents. Initially, the specifications of Lafaye are replete with references to equipment and materials to be furnished from outside South Carolina. The following corporations and their locations are found at the designated pages of Lafaye's specifications: 1. Master Builders Co., Cleveland, Ohio  p. 3-9. 2. Finestone Corporation, Detroit, Michigan  p. 7-5. 3. Tnemec Co., Inc., North Kansas City, Missouri  p. 9-16. 4. L & M Surco, Atlanta, Georgia  p. 9-13. 5. Master Mechanics Co., Cleveland, Ohio  p. 9-16. 6. Desco Chemical Co., Inc., Buffalo, New York  p. 9-16. 7. Vitricon, Inc., Woodside, New York  p. 9-16. 8. Armstrong Cork Co., Lancaster, Pa.  p. 2-4. 9. W.S. Tyler Co., Cleveland, Ohio  p. 14-10. 10. Globe Van Dorn, Milwaukee, Wis.  p. 19-10. 11. Otis Elevator Co., New York, N.Y.  p. 14-10. 12. Danlstrom Metallic Door Co., Jamestown, N.Y.  p. 14-13. 13. Noonan-Laing, Inc., York, Pa.  p. 3-1. Moreover, the folowing pages of the specifications refer to manufacturers, products and trade names which are certainly sufficient to put EHC on notice that materials and equipment from outside South Carolina would be used in the construction of the Finlay House: pp. 3-1, 3-10, 3-13, 3-15, 3-16, 4-2, 5-7, 5-9, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 8-2, 8-5, 9-8, 9-10, 9-19, 10-1, 10-5, 10-6, 11-1, 11-2, 12-2, 12-4, 14-5, 15A-5, 15A-6, 15A-7, 15A-9, 15A-10, 15A-13, 15A-15, 15A-16, 15B-9, 15B-11, 15B-12, 15B-13, 15B-15, 15B-16, 15B-19, 15B-24, 15B-25, 16-5, 16-7, 16-9. FMA Form 2328, dated July 22, 1971, is a part of the contract documents which lists the contractor's cost breakdown and names all subcontractors involved in the construction of the Finlay House. The following out-of-state subcontractors [3] are listed on this document: Acoustics, Inc.; Truzillo Construction; Miles Plastering Co.; Westinghouse Electric Corp. In light of the foregoing, the contract documents evidence transactions in commerce on their face. As an additional ground for holding that the contracts between the parties evidence transactions in commerce, one need only consider the nature of the project and the actual work performed in fulfillment of the contractual obligations. It would be virtually impossible to construct an eighteen (18) story apartment building between 1971 and 1973 with materials, equipment and supplies all produced and manufactured solely within the State of South Carolina. The affidavit of J.D. McCall, Jr., President of Lafaye indicates that shop drawings from all over the country were utilized by the architects to prepare the specifications prior to July 22, 1971. The affidavit of Robert L. Sumwalt, Jr., Senior Vice President of McCrory, indicates that labor, supplies and materials from all over the country were utilized in the construction of the Finlay House. Accordingly, the petitions of the plaintiff EHC to enjoin further proceedings in arbitration are denied, and the temporary stays against further proceedings in arbitration are dissolved. The petitions of both Lafaye and McCrory to proceed with arbitration are granted, ... and all further proceedings in this court are stayed until arbitration is ended.