ECC International Constructors, LLC

Material Facts

• ECCI submitted its claim to the contracting officer in February 2014.
• ECCI appealed the deemed denial of its claim to the Board in October 2014.
• The government challenged a minor portion of ECCI’s claim on jurisdictional grounds in December 2016.
• The government did not raise its general challenge to the sufficiency of ECCI’s sum certain until six years after the claim was submitted.
• The government waited until after a nine-day hearing on the merits in June 2020 to challenge jurisdiction.

Parties

Appellant

ECC International Constructors, LLC

Respondent Agency

U.S. Army Engineer District, Baltimore

Contract Number

Contract No. W912ER-10-C-0054