A demolition contractor, Nicon, has sued Tower Insurance/Stream Group for allegedly unpaid fees on post earthquake demolition work and quote provision.  Nicon claims $350 plus GST for each of the 1083 quotes it gave to Tower/Stream ($379,050).  It also claimed that Tower was obliged to give it the work for any actual demolition carried out on the quoted jobs.  In Nicon Ltd v Tower Insurance Ltd & anor [2018] NZHC 2005 the High Court (Gendall J) decided four preliminary questions about the alleged agreement with Tower/Stream.  The Court decided that a written heads of agreement between Nicon and Stream was binding and it required Tower/Stream to offer Nicon first the demolition work on jobs it quoted on.  Tower/Stream did not do so.  The Court decided that the evidence did not prove the existence of a $350 quote fee.  The claim likely continues now as one for loss of profit by Nicon on demolition jobs that Nicon was not given in breach of the agreement.