Olson Mechanical and Heavy Rigging, Inc

Abstract

In November of 1987, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, and Olson Mechanical and Heavy Rigging, Inc. reached a $57,000 settlement, on an original claim of $185,000 ($224,000 including interest), with the use of a non-binding arbitration panel. The claim arose from a contract to reconstruct a fish ladder at the Dalles Lock and Dam during which Olson claimed differing site conditions based on an increased amount of water and ice in the project work area. The main points illustrated by this case are: (1) ADR use at the district level; (2) ways to win technical staff support for ADR; (3) The dynamics of a three-member arbitration panel; and (4) the need for a precedent regarding ADR and the Equal Access to Justice Act.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA225360

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  • Eileen Babbitt
  • Lawrence E. Susskind
  • Susan L. Podziba

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