40 cont.cas.fed. (Cch) P 76,895, 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 590, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 929 United States of America, for the Use and Benefit of Hawaiian Rock Products Corporation, a Nevada Corporation, and Guam Concrete Group Ltd., a Guam Corporation v. A.E. Lopez Enterprises, Ltd., and Glen Roger Thompson

74 F.3d 972 40 Cont.Cas.Fed. (CCH) P 76,895 , 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 590, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 929 UNITED STATES of America, for the Use and Benefit of HAWAIIAN ROCK PRODUCTS CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation, and Guam Concrete Group Ltd., a Guam corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. A.E. LOPEZ ENTERPRISES, LTD., Defendant, and Glen Roger Thompson, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-15427. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 12, 1996 * . Decided Jan. 29, 1996. David J. Highsmith, Highsmith & O'Mallan, Agana, Guam, for defendant-appellant, Glen Roger Thompson. Thomas M. Tarpley, Berman, Tarpley & Mann, Agana, Guam, for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Guam. Before: LAY, ** Senior Circuit Judge, GOODWIN, and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. PREGERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 The Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. Sec. 270 , was enacted to protect suppliers of materials and labor for federal projects, and courts must construe it liberally to effect this purpose. F.D. Rich Co., Inc. v. United States, 417 U.S. 116, 124 , 94 S.Ct. 2157, 2162-63 , 40 L.Ed.2d 703 (1974). In particular, the act requires a general contractor on a…