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Use the Total Cost Method as a Last Resort

By Timothy Sullivan on November 28, 2006
Posted in Winning Arguments

The Court of Federal Claims, in Trafalgar House Construction v. United States, recently reiterated the criteria that a contractor must meet if it decides to use the total cost method to calculating damages for differing site conditions and delays. This method essentially involves subtracting the bid price from the total costs incurred and adding profit…

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