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Volume 4 - Number 03 | January 16, 2006
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EDITOR'S NOTES
As two recent mining tragedies in West Virginia take center stage on the nightly news, we look at a mining issue that has a chance of a happy ending. In this comptroller general matter, a contractor tries to use its parent company’s experience to fulfill a contract bidding prerequisite on a mine stabilization and waste project. The tactic may work, but only if the parent company signs on to ensure the project’s success.
The rest of this week’s cases also come from non-traditional court entities. Another comptroller general matter delves into the legalities and nuances of sole-source awards. The Army Board of Contract Appeals denies a contractor’s petition to wave compensability for a government project that finished early. And, in a deviation from our usual practice of just covering U.S.-based cases, we look at a South African case that released an engineering firm from negligence on an aquarium project.
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