Opinion ID: 760227
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Change Order

Text: 18 The other issue decided on the summary judgment motion was whether the surety was responsible for the amount due under the change order. The district court ruled that the surety was liable, and we affirm. 19 Here, the prime contractor failed to pay Taylor on the change order because Taylor failed to complete the final four hours of work on the subcontract. It is undisputed, however, that Taylor did complete the work required under the change order, and therefore Taylor was entitled to receive $498 for the unpaid invoice. If the prime contractor had a counterclaim for failure to complete the contract, either it or the surety should have raised the claim in the district court and would have been required to prove that the cost of completing the contract exceeded the agreed cost for labor and materials for that work under the subcontract. Neither the prime nor the surety raised such a counterclaim. 20 AFFIRMED.