Hasta La Vista, Baby! Contracting Officer Erroneously Terminates Contractor for Default - Construction and Procurement Law News, Q1 2021
By EsqSocial Corporation 23/04/21
In a December 2020 opinion, the United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (the “Board”) reviewed and reversed a Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) Contracting Officer’s (“CO”) decision to terminate for default Eagle Peak Rock & Paving, Inc.’s thirty-six million dollar contract (the “Contract”) for work on a project in Yellowstone National Park (the “Project”). Its decision underscored the fact that government “Terminators” should think twice before terminating a contractor for...
By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP