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B-228637 1 (1987-10-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmwp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General of the United States IWashington, D.C. 20548 Decision Department of the Army--Payment for Repair Matter of: Services File: B-228637 Date: October 16, 1987 DIGEST Electric supply company that performed emergency repair services to restore air conditioning and hot water to an Army facility, including a hospital, may be paid on a quantum meruit basis. The services would have constituted a permissib1e procurement, the government received and accepted the services and the company acted in good faith. DECISION Westinghouse Electric Supply Company (WESCO) seeks reim- bursement from the Department of the Army for $36,799.00 for services provided in-repairing a breakdown in electrical equipment used to supply power to Fort Jackson, South Carolina. The Army forwarded this claim to the General Accounting Office as a doubtful claim.l/ The Army recom- mends favorable consideration of WESCO's claim for this amount because: The Contracting Officer in charge at Ft. Jackson states that the services provided benefited the Government, that the claimant acted in good faith, and that the prices are considered fair and reasonable. Based on our review of the documentation submitted, it is our conclusion that WESCO may be paid on a quantum meruit basis. FACTS This claim arose from emergency services performed by WESCO to repair electrical equipment on the grounds of the United States Army base, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in June of 1985. On June 14, Westinghouse equipment in one of the central energy plants in Fort Jackson caught fire and was 1/ GAO Policy and Procedures Manual for Guidance of Federal Agencies, title 4, section 5.1.

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