Ross Contracting, Inc. v. Frederick County

This appeal arises from a construction contract between the Board of County Commissioners of Frederick County (the “County”) and Ross Contracting, Inc. (“Ross”), for the replacement of the Bidle Road Bridge. Among other things, the Contract required Ross to remove the bridge’s existing supporting abutments and excavate for new supports. In the course of excavating one of the abutments, Ross encountered subsurface conditions that differed from those it expected, so it filed a request for an equitable adjustment in the contract price to reflect the differences. The County denied Ross’s request.…