Clemmer Const. Co. v. United States

MADDEN, Judge.

The Government has demurred to the plaintiff’s petition. According to the petition, the plaintiff, after competitive bidding, was awarded a contract for the erection of a war housing project at Akron, Ohio. The project was to contain 90 buildings, with 500 apartment units. The contract was dated February 6, 1943, and the plaintiff’s compensation was to be two fixed sums, one for labor and one for materials. The Government’s invitation for bids, and the contract, when signed, specified the wage rates to be paid on the contract, and the contract required that time and one-half be…