Thomsen-Abbott Construction Co. v. City of Wausau

The controlling issue raised by this appeal is whether the clause of the contract, which provides for adjustment of the contract price on the basis of $74 per cubic yard of concrete in the event more or less concrete is required in laying the foundations than called for by the plans, covers the item of the extra cost of dewatering made necessary by lowering the footings to a depth greater than shown on the plans. Such contract clause will hereinafter be referred to as the “unit-price provision.”

The defendant city takes the position that the unit-price provision does cover the dewatering and…