Dive summary:
- At the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River nuclear facility in Aiken, S.C., subcontractor Baker Concrete Construction is in a court fight with the manager of a $90 million project, and a joint venture led by Fluor is coming down on the construction manager's side.
- Design-related delays are at the heart of the dispute, and Baker sued the manager, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, for $20 million, claiming it caused the delays and kept Baker from meeting a June 2012 deadline.
- Lawyers for the joint venture, which is the prime contractor, told a federal court that Baker made the mistakes by not handling change orders correctly and should not get any money.
From the article:
Baker’s contract called for the Waste Solidification Building project to be completed by June 20, 2012. ...