Not sure why the city is paying out $35,000 to Thompson Hine. We could be getting advice from them on naming rights associated with the Events Center, or maybe they are consulting the city on the siding issue? Not sure, hopefully a city councilor pulls this from the agenda for discussion.
UPDATE: Just got word that the city is in fact hiring Thompson Hine to represent them in any ‘possible’ litigation with the siding issue.
Notice one of their ‘services’ is providing assistance in litigation with contracts. Maybe the city is getting serious about the siding issue, nice if they would fill in the public.;
Contract Litigation
Litigation before and against the U.S. government requires highly specialized skills and knowledge of unique jurisdictions, venues, laws and regulations that are in many ways unlike more typical commercial litigation and contract issues. We represent clients in claims before and with procuring agencies; in various federal venues, including the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Civilian and Armed Services Boards of Contract Appeals, Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition and other federal courts; and in state courts. We also represent clients before the GAO and SBA in connection with bid and size protests.
We assist and represent clients in the preparation, submission, prosecution and appeals of contract claims, including those in the following areas:
- Suspensions of work, delay, impact, loss of productivity and acceleration
- Defective specifications
- Prime contractor-subcontractor disputes
- Changed and differing site conditions as well as geotechnical matters
- Payment disputes
I thought this project had a construction manager of risk. If so why is the bonding company not called on to make the CM accountable as to why the design and install were so poor. Mmm must have pulled a good one for a constructive change order.
I found out yesterday there is several pending litigations against Mortenson from Thompson Hine. Maybe that is why the city chose them.