Dravo-Groves v. United States

This case is before the court on plaintiffs motion to dismiss the Government’s counterclaims and the defendant’s opposition thereto. After careful consideration of the parties’ submissions and after oral argument, we transfer the petition and counterclaims before us to the Army Corps of Engineers Board of Contract Appeals.

The United States through the Army Corps of Engineers, after solicitation of bids, entered into a contract in May 1978 with plaintiff, Dravo-Groves, to construct the Richard B. Russell Dam. In the course of constructing this dam, several areas of controversy have developed…