Glasgow, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Glasgow, Inc., appeals a Board of Claims order which denied further recovery under a contract between Glasgow and the Department of Transportation (DOT). We affirm.

Glasgow and DOT entered into a written contract for highway and bridge construction work, specifically to construct a reinforced concrete or earth slab to repair a sinkhole area. The earth slab method of construction was chosen because it was less expensive than its concrete counterpart. The earth slab method, however, required additional excavation since this slab must be placed further…