HANKINS CONST. CO. v. U.S.

No. 87-1489.

838 F.2d 1194 (1988)

HANKINS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

February 9, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Dennis O'Leary of Dubail, Judge, Kilker, O'Leary & Smith, St. Louis, Mo., argued, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jane W. Vanneman, Commercial Litigation Branch, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., argued, for defendant-appellee. With her on the brief were Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., David M. Cohen, Director, and Thomas W. Petersen, Asst. Director.

Before FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge, BALDWIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BISSELL, Circuit Judge.


BISSELL, Circuit Judge.

Hankins Construction Company (Hankins) appeals the judgment of the United States Claims Court, which after a full trial on the merits, denied Hankins' claim for additional compensation. Hankins sought an adjustment because its bid contained a mistake and the contracting officer failed to verify the correctness of the bid. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

On June 16, 1981, the Veterans Administration...

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