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FILE: B-194443
THE COMPTROLLE- GENERAL
OF THE UNS'TED STATES
WASHINGTON, 0.C, 20548
1,1'
DAT: Jne , 1979
MATTER OF: Professional Carpet Service
DIGEST:
Payment for unauthorized services on basis of quantum
meruit may not be allowed where Government receives no
benefit from those services.
Professional Carpet Service (Professionalfrequest- review of
ourClaims Division's _settlement of November 16, 1978, in which
the Division disallowedProfessional's claim for $2,833.50 [Claims
Division file No. Z-2363901(42)]. The claim is for storage and
handling charges for Government-owned carpet. Professional re-
quests review of that settlement.
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Professional was the authorized carpet installation service
for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) from June 1975 to
May 1977. At the beginning of that period, Professional picked
up the Government-owned carpet from Government storage. As pur-
chase orders were received, the carpet was cut and installed by
Professional.
Sometime after termination of the installation service,
Professional informed FRA that Professional retained 43 rolls
FRA's carpet; FRA requested the return of the unused carpet.
of
When the carpet was returned, Professional submitted its bill
to FRA for $2,833.50 for storage and handling charges for the
period December 1, 1975, to September 7, 1977. Professional states
that this was its cost for storage of the carpet -at Security
Storage, and that the Government should reimburse it for this
service.
FRA sent the claim to our Claims Division as a doubtful claim.
It was disallowed because Professional did not have a contract with
FRA to store the carpet, that the only ground for payment of storage
costs would be on a quantum meruit basis for the reasonable value
of the services furnished the Government withour prior authoriza-
tion, but that Professional did not show that the Government](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobadhgv0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)