Mass Transit Administration v. Granite Construction Co.

BLOOM, Judge.

The Circuit Court for Baltimore City reversed a decision of the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals (the Board) that had denied a claim of Granite Construction Company (Granite) for additional compensation arising out of a subway construction contract between Granite and the Mass Transit Administration (MTA).

The Board had held that the contract unambiguously required Granite to perform the work (gas line relocation) for which Granite was claiming additional compensation and that a provision in the contract prohibiting reliance upon oral explanations should be enforced…