Bid Protest From Second Position – Interstate 5 Rehabilitation
The firm’s client was the second-low bidder on an Interstate 5 rehabilitation project (Engineer’s Estimate $38 million). The firm identified…
Local Agency Public Work – Prime Contractor v. Water District
The firm’s client experienced cost overruns and changed conditions on a northern California waste water treatment plant project. The firm…
Defense Of Qui Tam False Claims Act Lawsuit On Light Rail Project
The firm’s client was the prime contractor on a regional light rail modernization project. A qui tam plaintiff filed a…
Subcontractor v. General Contractor and Project Owner
The firm represented a national electrical subcontractor in a claim for recovery of delay and disruption damages. The firm was…
Differing Site Condition, Cardinal Change, Liquidated Damages, Subcontractor Substitution Penalty Assessment – California Central Coast
The firm’s client was the prime contractor on a flood control construction project involving the widening of a creek that…
Responsibility Challenge – Multi-Prime Public University Construction In Northern California
The firm’s client was the low bidder for the largest bid package on a public university construction project. Another bidder…
Sole-Sourcing / Brand Name / “Or-Equal” Dispute – Public Procurement
The firm’s client was a prime contractor on a water treatment facility. During the submittal stage of the project, the…
Response To Bid Protest – West Coast Port Rehabilitation
The firm’s client was the low bidder on a $75 million port facility rehabilitation on one of the largest marine…
Bid Protest Defense (24-Hour Subcontractor Listing) – Caltrans
The firm’s client was the low bidder on a $9 million Caltrans infrastructure rehabilitation project. The second low bidder protested,…
Appeal Of Good Faith Effort Determination (Disadvantaged Business Enterprises) – Caltrans
The firm’s client submitted the low bid for a $105 million Caltrans highway project. Caltrans rejected the bid, concluding the…
False Claim Act Defense – Multiple Municipal Rail Projects, Western United States
Finch, Thornton & Baird represented two prime contractors that performed large-scale municipal rail projects for the same owner. Both primes…
Light Rail Construction – Western United States
The firm’s client performed an urban light rail project as a subcontractor. The project suffered substantial design revisions, delays and…