Steel Services Corp. v. Board of County Commissioners
2007 U.S. App. Lexis 30052 (6th Cir. Dec. 27, 2007)
The Cincinnati Reds were building a new baseball stadium. Hamilton County (“County”) awarded Contractor, Steel Service Corp. (“Contractor”), a $33 million dollar contract for the fabrication and erection of the steel superstructure. The start of the Contractor’s work was delayed. The County’s construction manager directed the Contractor to accelerate its work due to the project delays and take extraordinary measures to comply with the contract and schedule. Contractor accelerated and submitted a claim for additional costs incurred by itself and its subcontractors. The County and Contractor executed a change order providing for a provisional payment to be applied against the amount, if any, to which the Contractor was ultimately determined to be entitled in reimbursement of the acceleration costs. Neither party accepted responsibility for the delays in the change order. The change order stated that Contractor had begun implementing extraordinary measure, had incurred additional costs and would continue to do so throughout the course of the project. Construction proceeded.Continue Reading US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules That Change Order Settling All Claims for Changes Did Not Bar Claim for Acceleration Costs