December 29, 2003

Contractor Assumption on USDA Task Order Costs $90,000

Jacobs Facilities

A contractor submitted four claims totaling $97,000 to recover “out-of-scope work” at the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center in Beltsville, MD. This included: 1) $20,938 for processing RFIs in excess of the quantity agreed, 2) $58,797 for reviewing and processing of submittals in excess of the quantity agreed, 3) $10,671 for preparing and providing electronic drawings for a general contractor in a useable format, and 4) $6,375.97 (costs plus profit) in revising the project interior finish schedule. In an accelerated ADR processing with a binding, non-appealable determination, the judge awarded Jacobs $6,202.08. Since the opinion did not include an explanation, we contacted the USDA to learn more.

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