Walsh Bros. v. United States

MADDEN, Judge.

The plaintiff is a partnership which, on November 6, 1940, made a contract with the United States to construct temporary barracks at two forts in Maine and three in Massachusetts for $748,000. The Government issued its invitation for bids on October 24, 1940, and issued addenda thereto on October 29 and October 30. The proposed contract, specifications, and drawings sent out with the invitations for bids did not purport to show where the numerous buildings would be located on the areas of the forts. But the specifications, under the heading “Special Conditions,” in paragraph 2,…