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B-187003 1 (1977-01-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadeja0001 and id is 1 raw text is: L Io ** '-4 iO I DECIUION * tt.i).i .\Lr.49 THE OMPYLLEM UUNRAL OF THE UNITED STATUE WASHINOTON, 0.C. *084U PILE: 1 MATTER OF: fAwrtz Jmary As 197T August Pares & Assoctates, Inc., and Curtis and Davis Architects DIGEST: It inao longer.necesary for contracting agencies to submit to GAO for app* oval claims for unliquidated damages for bveach of contract by Coveraent where contractin agency and contractor mutually agree to UettlCr._aL because.suc settlements are favored by courts and are not viewed as disputes beyond authority of contracting agencies to settle. The General Services Adadistration (GSA) has requested our Office's authorization to settle a claim byjAugust Perez & Associates Inc., and Curtis and Davis Architects (a joint enture) (Perez) based on a breach of contract resulting from Coverment-caused delays in the performance of contract No. GS-00-B-611. r The contract in question,was for design services for the Department :of Health, lducation, and Welfares PubtieHealth Service Roipital, Carville, Louisiana. The contiict was awarded on.October 12, 1966, and based on the schedule which reiulted from negotiations between the parties, the iitict was to be comleted by May 9,' 1968. Duaig the course of thec6tract, Perez was to. submitvarious typeu of drawigs at preditermined tntervals and- the Governmnt was given 3 weeks -to, approve the drawings :so that 2aerez couldpio4eti to the next phas&'of perfomance...,Yowever, becausejof :Govura'nt delays in approving the dr inge. faifing to furnish information to the aichitect such as eqlipment layouts and to select between alternatives presented by the architects in a, tiiely-manner, the contract was not complete4 until May 16, 1972. Accordingly, a contract which was to have been performed in 4pproilmately 1-1/2 years took 5-1/2 yers to complete. GSA states that except for a 7-week delay, not caused by the Government, the remainder of the 4-year delay is directly attributable to the Government. GSA and Peres ave agreed to settle the claim for damages resulting from the above-mentioned dalays for $58,000, and GSA requests our concurrence in this action. -1 - A-' b .0 C, - I I I) 'I-.- -9- \9 p

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