T. C. Bateson Construction Company v. The United States

LARAMORE, Judge.

Plaintiff, a prime contractor with the Corps of Engineers, seeks to recover damages it incurred because of a work stoppage of 38 days brought about by picket lines established by certain labor unions around the Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Plattsburgh, New York, the work site of the contract here in issue. Plaintiff contends that the Government is liable for damages under either Article GC-10 1 of the contract, Article GC-ll 2 of the contract, or because of an alleged breach of the contract by defendant. The alleged breach is that the Government was responsible for the work…