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Update: Kerr takes corps to court
A Woodburn heavy construction company has sued the Army Corps of Engineers in federal court, claiming the corps rigged its bidding process to favor another contractor. According to a complaint Kerr Contractors Inc. filed with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C., the corps threw out Kerr鈥檚 proposal on a Tillamook jetty project on faulty grounds.
Kerr Contractors challenges Corps’ contract award
Heavy construction company Kerr Contractors Inc. announced today that it is challenging a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decision that Kerr wasn't qualified for a project. The Corps awarded the Tillamook Jetty contract to Kiewit Pacific after determining that Kerr's equipment wasn't suited for the job. Kerr disputes that claim.
Contractor finds fix for spillway problem
A problem at Big Cliff Dam on the North Santiam River has become a job opportunity for a Northwest contractor. Knight Construction of Deer Park, Wash., will repair two of three gates at Big Cliff Reservoir, which experienced mechanical failures last weekend.
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