Contractor Unprepared for Scale and Complexity of Building U.S. Consulate Facility in India Is Primarily Responsible for Significant Construction Delays; CBCA 3350; Yates-Desbuild Joint Venture v. Department of State

Appeal of agency decisions to (1) deny a contractor’s claim for a time extension and an equitable adjustment on a construction contract in India, and (2) assert a claim against the contractor for liquidated damages for more than three years of delay costs is denied in part where 744 days of construction delay were attributable to the contractor.