Commonwealth Insurance v. Compañía de Fomento Industrial de Puerto Rico

123 P.R. Dec. 150, 1989 PR Sup. LEXIS 73
CourtSupreme Court of Puerto Rico
DecidedJanuary 20, 1989
DocketNúmero: R-84-283
StatusPublished
Cited by7 cases

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Bluebook
Commonwealth Insurance v. Compañía de Fomento Industrial de Puerto Rico, 123 P.R. Dec. 150, 1989 PR Sup. LEXIS 73 (prsupreme 1989).

Opinion

El Juez Asociado Señor Rebollo López

emitió la opinión del Tribunal.

Mediante contrato de fecha 22 de septiembre de 1975, la Compañía de Fomento Industrial de Puerto Rico, dueña de un proyecto conocido como Cidra Industrial Park, contrató con Alturas Construction, Inc. la construcción de la primera etapa de dicho proyecto por la suma de $272,988. Resulta pertinente señalar que, respecto a la “interacción” entre el saldo o pago final por parte de la Compañía de Fomento Industrial a Alturas Construction, Inc. y el pago por esta úl-tima de la mano de obra y materiales a ser utilizados en dicho proyecto, en el referido contrato de construcción se dis-puso que:

13. FINAL PAYMENT
(a) Upon (1) completion and acceptance of all work included under this Contract, (2) performance of satisfactory operation and acceptance of tests, (3) submission by the Contractor of the approvals required from other Governmental Agencies, including but not limited to construction permit and receipt issued by the State Insurance Fund indicating that all workmen’s compensation premiums payable by the Contractor relative to all work under this Contract have been paid in full, (I) submission of acceptable evidence as to satisfaction of all claims, (5) a certificate by the Engineer as to satisfactory performance and completion of all the work required, including also a Certificate of Release in form provided by Pridco, and (6) ap[p]roval by Pridco, the Contractor shall be paid the whole amount of money accruing to said Contractor under the contract, except such sum or sums of money as may have been already paid, and as may be lawfully retained under any of the provisions of the contract herein set forth.
(b) As satisfactory evidence as to payment of all claims, Pridco may require the Contractor to furnish releases or receipts from all persons performing work or services and rendering materials to the Contractor. Payments in part or in full made by Pridco to the Contractor, without requiring the furnishing of such release or receipt, shall in the nowise impair [153]*153the obligation of any surety or sureties under any bond or bonds furnished under this contract, and shall not be interpreted to impose any liability on Pridco because of such payments.
(c) Acceptable [sic] of final payment by the Contractor shall operate as and shall be a release to Pridco to all claims or liabilities under this contract for any thing done or furnished or relating to the work under this contract or for any act or neglect of Pridco, or its agents, related to or connected with the contract. (Énfasis suplido.)

Procede que se señale, en adición, que como requisito indispensable de dicho contrato de construcción la Compañía de Fomento Industrial exigió de Alturas Construction, Inc. la prestación de una póliza de seguros que garantizara el pago de la mano de obra y de los materiales. La referida póliza de seguros fue expedida por The Commonwealth Insurance Co.

Con el propósito de garantizar una línea de crédito que el Banco Comercial de Mayagüez le otorgara en relación con la construcción del proyecto en controversia, Alturas Construction, Inc. otorgó a favor del mencionado banco un con-trato de cesión de los pagos que dicha compañía constructora habría de recibir de la Compañía de Fomento Industrial con motivo del proyecto Cidra Industrial Park. Dicho contrato de cesión fue otorgado, ante notario público, el día 8 de octu-bre de 1975. El contrato de construcción que fuera otorgado entre la Compañía de Fomento Industrial y Alturas Construction, Inc. se hizo formar parte del contrato de cesión que esta última otorgara a favor del Banco Comercial de Mayagüez.

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