Froemming Bros., Inc., of Texas v. United States

MADDEN, Judge.

On December 5, 1941, the plaintiff entered into a contract with the Government to construct roads, streets, taxi strips, aprons, runways, etc. at Howard Field, Canal Zone. The contract provided that the Government was to furnish all cement, sand, crushed rock, gravel and reenforcing steel, and was to do the excavating, filling, grading and compacting. The contract price was $462,324.02. The work was to be commenced on or before January 15, 1942, and the streets were to be completed within 90 days after December 31, 1941, and the roads, taxi strips, aprons etc., within 176 days…