Bonacorso Construction Corp. v. Commonwealth

Since the decisions in Reynolds Bros., Inc. v. Commonwealth, 412 Mass. 1, 6 (1992), and Sutton Corp. v. Commonwealth, 412 Mass. 1003, 1004-1006 (1992), it has been understood that G. L. c. 30, § 390,1 requires a written order *9to delay work on a public construction project as a condition of the right by a contractor to recover damages incident to delay in the project attributable to the awarding authority. The question that the contractor Bonacorso Construction Corp. (BCC) presents in this case is whether, in the absence of an express order to “suspend, delay, or interrupt” the work, other…