Article Date: 09/11/2006

CONTRACTOR ABSORBS SHARP INCREASE IN MATERIAL COSTS DESPITE ARGUMENT OF IMPRACTICABILITY

Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals

Appeal of Spindler Construction Corp.

No. 55007
July 31, 2006

Overview

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals has ruled that a 23 percent increase in steel prices did not constitute commercial impracticability and did not justify a contract price adjustment. The contractor and its subcontractor, not the government, bore the risk of ... Log in to view the full text.

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