J. D. Hedin Construction Company, Inc., for Its Own Use and for the Use of Fischbach & Moore, Its Sub-Contractor v. The United States

LARAMORE, Judge.

This action arises out of a contract between plaintiff and defendant’s Veterans Administration for the construction of hospital facilities at Ann Arbor, Michigan. The contract was entered into by the parties on August 24, 1949, and provided that construction was to be completed within 540 calendar days from the date of receipt of the notice to proceed (September 22, 1949). The project consisted generally of a 500-bed hospital proper and numerous appurtenant buildings and was not completed until July 31, 1953, which was 1,408 days after receipt of the notice to proceed and 868…