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United Contractors, a Co-Partnership Consisting of James E. Ward, Elkin Morris and Andrew J. Dickies v. The United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided October 14, 1966No. 42-63PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIS, Judge *

On August 13, 1953, the Corps of Engineers awarded plaintiff, United Contractors, a contract to build outside utilities at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, at a price of $738,382.50. The agreement called for construction below ground of over a mile of concrete tunnels (“utilidors”) with heights and widths varying between two and six feet. The depth of the tunnel excavation ranged from five and one-half feet to nine feet. The utilidors were to be built by pouring reinforced concrete into pre-set forms on the sides and floor of the excavation. Inside the utilidors, the…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. United States v. Blair Ex Rel. Roanoke Marble & Granite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Nager Electric Company, Inc. And Keystone Engineering Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
  4. United States v. Anthony Grace & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963

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3Cited by72 opinions

  1. Metcalf Construction Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2014
  2. Electronic and Missile Facilities, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1969
  3. Foster Construction C. A. And Williams Brothers Company, a Joint Venture, Etc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1970
  4. Stuyvesant Dredging Company v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
  5. Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968

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