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<br /> SuT:alo Bituminous Inc .
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<br /> huffslo, M.n . 55313
<br /> Attn: Mr. Darrell Nicks
<br /> r.e: rile No. 139U2
<br /> Fing Rnute Road
<br /> Gentle�-,�en:
<br /> 1;i�-S IZ�t2r 15 lTl �25�OT1S2 CO 2ach ?lU��:�ETPd pa:2£ZcD7 O� tl"!e r'',ll�ll5i 1 , lc�� �
<br /> le�ter i:om ;-our zttorney , Wolter S. Jonnson , relative to vour al�egeG project
<br /> ��:a•:s and tne City's claim for li;uidated da::ages becaus2 of vouz failure to
<br /> �,;-:piete tne prcject on ti;ne.
<br /> 1 . �uf�alo Biturinous asserts: '�That the City of Orono de:ayed in �,a�;ine its
<br /> 2z.:ard ot con�ract and notice to proceed. '�'nis delay w�s of a fe�. weeks .
<br /> �i�ne: inadvertently o: througn misunderstanding, the Cit}� of Crono dic
<br /> not ineicate ti-�a: such dela� �:ould also extend pe:for:ance tir:�e. buf`slo
<br /> 5i�u�inous feels this was i.�piied and understood that perior<<.ance ti�e
<br /> Would be extended. A consequence ef delav in akard cnd notice to proceed
<br /> was Lhat the entire seouence o� periorrilance c:as delat•ed , incluC�ng mobi'_i-
<br /> zi;.o, beginning and so on. Further , this delaL resulted in late ir.:oi-�.�-
<br /> • tion to Elk River Concrete to� aroceed with culverts. Also , this probabl�•
<br /> c�used the engineer to dela} ia ra�:ing final specification corr2ctic;�s' as
<br /> to culverts."
<br /> i . Febuttal: In your May 18, 1°%9; letter you approved of the extension of
<br /> tne conLract a�:ard date to June 12 , 1979• You rade no request for L-me
<br /> extensions and your constructior. progress scnedule as submitted b}� �•ou
<br /> indicated a Septerber 30tn caypletion date ior all bituminous work wh�ch
<br /> would oi course have �et tne conpletion date of November 15 , 197°. Even
<br /> yeur subseeuent construction progress schedule submitted on SepteT��er 21 ,
<br /> 19j9, sho»�ed a co�pletion cate by you of hcve���er 15 , 1979. EY2n ii none
<br /> of tne above had occurred , tne original contract prov�ded for a starting
<br /> dat2 not later than June 1 , 1979, oniy seven woricing davs esrlier than
<br /> w;�en the agreed upon extended cor,nencement date began .
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