What Does Lockup Mean?

What does “lockup” mean and when is a project at the “lockup” stage? These questions were recently the subject of a dispute before the BC Supreme Court. FACTS In Skadberg Construction Ltd. v. Buschholz, 2010 BCSC 869, Skadberg Construction (the “Builder”) and Buschholz (the “Homeowner”) entered into a construction agreement based on the precedent provided by…