About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

B-191140 1 (1978-04-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfwp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A.. flK4Pocunly T IR NOMPTROL1*MF DWENFIAL. DECISION .**,, o =THIs uNirmr1 TvAyhS %wASHINGTON, .QC 2.0a040 FILlH: B-191140 DATE: Apz'il 5, 1978 MATTER OF: DNH nevelopment corporation DIGEST: Contractor, having mistakenly failed to reserve claims against the Government in general release, may nevertheless have claims considered on merits since contracting officer knew of contractor's active interest in larger claims and prior to pay- ment was informed of error by contractor. The United States Coast Guard, on January 30, 1978, requested an advapce decision regarding the validity of a release executed b' D NHDevelopment Corporation (DNH), unde: contract No, SB0228(a)-76-C-090 (Contract 090). By letier dated February,8, 1978, DNH elected to submit the matter to our office for decision in lieu of puisuing an appeal to the board of contract appeals under the disputes procedure. The material facts are not disputed. The Small Business Administration (SBA) entered into Contract No. DOTNCGl7-2249 wiTh the Coast Guard on March 19, 1976, under the provibions rf section 8(a) of the Small Business Act,.15 U.S 2. § 637(a) (1970). DNH wan awarded Contract 090 by tle SBA on April 1, 1976, pursuant to the 8(a) subcontracting program, a program designed to assist nall business concerns owned and controlled by socially or economically disadvantaged persons. The contract was for the construction of one duplex family house tid one fourplex family house at Tok, Alaska, for a total contract price of $522,065. Construction was to begin within 60 days of receipt of a notice to proceed and work was to be completed

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most