5860 Chicago Ridge, LLC v. United States

OPINION

ALLEGRA, Judge:

“A small leak will sink a great ship.”1

This government contract case is before the court following trial in Washington, D.C. In this case, 5860 Chicago Ridge, LLC (Chi*743cago Ridge or plaintiff) challenges a termination for default by the General Services Administration (GSA) of a lease of a building built to provide office space to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The lease was for ten years; the IRS left after less than four. It is undisputed that there were problems with the building in terms of leaks, as well as heating and air conditioning. The question is whether…