Dawson Construction Co. v. Georgia State Financing & Investment Commission

Pope, Judge.

In June 1985, plaintiff/appellant Dawson Construction Company, Inc. (“Dawson”) entered into a construction contract (the “Contract”) with defendant/appellee Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (“GSFIC”) to renovate the Old State Office Building owned by GSFIC (the “Project”). On March 2, 1988, Dawson submitted Periodical Estimate No. 29 seeking to be paid $1,065,057.16 for work performed at the Project and retainage.

On March 4, 1988, Tom Dawson, president of the construction company, met with Bill Roberts of the GSFIC to review various claims filed by Dawson and its…