Soap Creek Marina, LLC

Material Facts

• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers entered into Lease No. DACW21-1-07-5252 with Soap Creek Marina, LLC for commercial concession purposes.
• The lease contained a Disputes clause that required claims over $100,000 to be certified.
• Appellant's initial claim of $95,000 was not required to be certified as it did not exceed $100,000.
• Appellant later sought future damages of $985,462, which required certification.
• The contracting officer denied the claim for $95,000 due to failure to state a sum certain.

Parties

Appellant

Soap Creek Marina, LLC

Respondent Agency

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Contracting Agency

U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah

Contract Number

DACW21-1-07-5252