CDM Constructors, Inc.
CDM Constructors, Inc. appealed the contracting officer's denial of its request for an equitable adjustment related to the design and construction of a water treatment plant. The Board sustained some claims regarding constructive changes and defective specifications.
Material Facts
- The contract involved the design and construction of a water treatment plant at Fort Irwin, California.
- The Corps issued Request for Proposal No. W912PL-12-R-0018 for the project.
- The contract documents required CDM to design and build evaporation ponds.
- The contract documents did not require CDM to use any particular average daily flow.
- The Corps directed CDM to include one backup evaporation pond and to use a 3 mgd average daily flow.
Parties
- Appellant
- CDM Constructors, Inc.
- Respondent Agency
- U.S. Army Engineer District, Los Angeles
- Contract Number
- W912PL-12-C-0022
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