S.T.G. Construction Co. v. United States

Plaintiff brought this suit on behalf of its subcontractor, the R & R Contracting Company, for damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of the subcontractor’s having encountered unknown physical conditions at the site of the work.

The United States Coast Guard issued invitations for bids on the construction of a wharf and for dredging at Montauk Lifeboat Station, located on the northern tip of Star Island in Lake Montauk Harbor, which is a few miles from Mon-tauk Point, the easternmost extremity of Long Island, New York. On June 11, 1957, plaintiff, as lowest responsible bidder, was…