J & K Plumbing & Heating Co. v. State

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Benza, J.), entered September 12, 1995, upon a decision of the court in favor of claimant.

This suit was brought to recover damages for additional work required to be performed on a construction contract. Claimant was the primary plumbing contractor for the construction of a new State prison in Woodbourne, Sullivan County. During the project, several occurrences resulted in claimant and its excavation subcontractor, Louis Picciano Senior Corporation (hereinafter Picciano)1, having to do more work, and incur additional expenses, above those…