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Wetland Mitigation Credits/Government Contract: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Contractor Request for Equitable Adjustment

The United States Court of Appeals (Federal Circuit) (“Appellate Court”) addressed in an August 26th Opinion a dispute regarding certain costs associated with a Federal Highway Administration (“FHA”) road design and reconstruction project. See Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. v. United States, 2020 WL 5032464. The issue involved a contractor’s request for additional payment for the increased cost of purchasing wetland mitigation credits....
By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/wetland-mitigation-credits-government-83865/

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