The City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi v. Precision Construction, LLC

WILSON, J„

for the Court:

¶ 1. The City of Hattiesburg and Precision Construction LLC entered into a construction contract for the replacement of water and sewage lines. Precision began work, but problems arose that delayed the project and caused Precision to incur additional expenses. Precision submitted change orders based on these issues, but the City refused payment. Precision then demanded arbitration pursuant to the parties’ contract.

¶ 2. The case eventually proceeded to a two-day arbitration hearing that,' by, the parties’ agreement, was not transcribed or otherwise recorded. After the…