The Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas deemed a design-build construction contract void for failure to comply with a provision of the Architects Licensure Law that requires a design-build contract to name the architectural firm responsible for architectural services. [1]

In Sinclair v. Marco Polo Real Estate, Inc. , [2] the design-build contract did not name the architect. After the design-build entity quoted a sizable increase in construction costs for the project, the owners gave notice of their intent to terminate the contract.

The owners filed suit seeking a declaratory judgment. They argued that the design-build entity’s failure to comply with the Architects Licensure Law rendered the parties’ contract void. The design-build entity argued that the owners were aware of the archi

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