Sunshine Construction & Engineering, Inc. v. United States

OPINION

CHRISTINE O.C. MILLER, Judge.

This case is before the court subsequent to trial after plaintiff contractor struggled to complete a troublesome construction project. The controlling issue is whether plaintiff could sustain its proof that the Government caused each of its claims for extra work or delay. Plaintiff learned, during the course of trial, that even though the inadequacy of the drawings prepared by the Government’s outside architect/engineer complicated performance, plaintiff ultimately was responsible for the actions or inactions thereafter that gave rise to almost all of its…