Contractor Fails to Recover Costs for Additional Work After Executing Release and Receiving Final Payment; ASBCA No. 61065, Washington Star Construction Company

Appeal challenging the contracting officer’s final decision to deny a claim for the cost of extra work is denied, and the government’s motion for summary judgment is granted, where the contractor’s execution of the final release and the government’s issuance of final payment closed out the contract, and where the contractor failed to adequately present its claim as an exception to the final release.