Fairfax County Redevelopment & Housing Authority v. W. M. Schlosser Co.

By Judge Arthur B. Vieregg, Jr.

In this case, the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (hereinafter “the Authority”) seeks judicial review of an adverse administrative decision made by the County Executive with respect to a construction contract dispute between the Authority and W. M. Schlosser Company, Inc. (hereinafter “Schlosser”). The crux of the dispute is the amount of compensation to which Schlosser is entitled for the removal and replacement of unsuitable soils as part of its contractual obligation to construct the first phase of a motor home residential facility.

The…