Legal Opinion
Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. Bracken Construction Co.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 15, 1983No. Appeal No. 2723 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (DOT) appeals from an order of the Board, of Claims awarding Bracken Construction Company (Bracken) $28,600.00 in a contract dispute.
In 1972, after a competitive bidding process, DOT and Bracken entered into a contract for the construction of a section of Interstate 79 in Allegheny County. The project plans included several small highway bridges and specified that slabs of reinforced concrete, known as bridge approach slabs, would provide the transition from the roadway to the bridge decks. DOT had supplied the bidders with…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Celley v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'nSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Burns Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. BoehmSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Percy A. Brown & Co. v. RaubSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Commonwealth v. E. J. Albrecht Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Marshall v. PORT AUTH., ALLEGHENY CO.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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