Contrack Watts-Uejo Kogyo JV

Material Facts

• Contrack Watts, Inc. and Uejo Kogyo K.K. established a joint venture on April 1, 2016.
• The Joint Venture Agreement limited each party's authority to act for the JV without prior consent.
• The government awarded the MATOC to the JV on December 19, 2016.
• On January 15, 2021, UK noted changes in the JV committee and emphasized that actions must be approved by the JV committee members.
• Mr. El Bassiouny purported to submit a certified claim to the contracting officer on behalf of the JV on September 28, 2021.
• The contracting officer responded that the claim was not certified by an authorized individual and one partner objected to it in writing.

Parties

Appellant

Contrack Watts-Uejo Kogyo JV

Respondent Agency

U.S. Army Engineer District, Fort Worth

Contract Number

W912HV-17-D-0013-001