New River Building Co. v. Board of Regents

WALLACE, JUDGE:

New River Building Company filed this action to recover $156,309.83 as extra costs incurred in the construction of a retaining wall on the campus of West Virginia Institute of Technology (WVIT) located in Montgomery, West Virginia. New River will hereinafter be referred to as the contractor.

The contractor and the West Virginia Board of Regents entered into a contract for the construction of the retaining wall on the campus of WVIT, an institution under the control and supervision of the Board of Regents, on August 17, 1979, in the total amount of $487,000.00. Under the terms of…