The firm represented the prime contractor on a design-build cogeneration plant project at John Wayne International Airport in Orange County, California. The prime contractor suffered substantial extra costs due to omissions in the owner-supplied turbine engine systems and additional noise testing and suppression demanded by the owner. The firm submitted formal claims seeking the additional costs and obtained internal owner documents to support the claims using the Public Records Act. The firm then forced the owner to discuss settlement of the claims under a statutory meet and confer process, and obtained a settlement compensating the design builder without having to file a lawsuit.
Counsel: P. Randolph Finch Jr.