Reed & Martin, Inc. v. City & County of Honolulu

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

ABE, J.

This suit was filed by Reed 8c Martin, Inc., (hereinafter called “Contractor”) against the City and County of Honolulu (hereinafter called “City”) for additional payment of $29,570.24 for 3,495.3 cubic yards of unclassified excavation under a public construction contract.

The sole issue is whether the excavation in question should be paid under item No. 3 or item No. B-l of the bid schedule, to wit:

Item Work or Estimated Unit No. Material Quantity Unit Price Amount

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3. Excavation 33,367 Cu. Yd. $ 2.44 $81,415.48 Unclassified

IP TP

B-l Unclassified struc- 5,600…