Enron Federal Solutions, Inc. v. United States

80 Fed. Cl. 382 | United States Court of Federal Claims | 2008

enforcedCited 27 timesBATTLE_TESTEDTexas
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Holding Summary

A contractor terminated for default under a fixed-price utility privatization contract cannot recover uncompensated capital improvement costs; the contract's unambiguous terms allocate all financial risk to the contractor.

EFSI's material breach of contract terminated the defendant's obligations to EFSI pursuant to the Contract.

United States Court of Federal Claims, 2008

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