KiewitPhelps
CourtArmed Services Board of Contract Appeals
Date FiledSeptember 1, 2026
Docket61184, 62119, 62980, 64137
JudgeEyester
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
ARMED SERVICES BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS
Appeals of - )
)
KiewitPhelps ) ASBCA Nos. 61184, 62119
) 62980, 64137
)
Under Contract No. W9128F-12-C-0023 )
APPEARANCES FOR THE APPELLANT: Vivian Katsantonis, Esq.
Christopher M. Harris, Esq.
John F. Finnegan, III, Esq.
Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP
McLean, VA
Michael A. Branca, Esq.
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.
Washington, DC
APPEARANCES FOR THE GOVERNMENT: Michael P. Goodman, Esq.
Engineer Chief Trial Attorney
James M. Pakiz, Esq.
James J. Irvine, Esq.
Jacob W. Harberg, Esq.
Brett R. Howard, Esq.
Engineer Trial Attorneys
U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha
OPINION BY ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE EYESTER
The parties have resolved their disputes and request that the Board enter
judgment in favor of appellant. It is the Board’s decision, pursuant to 41 U.S.C.
§§ 7105(e), 7108(b), and the parties’ stipulation and agreement, that the appeals are
sustained.
In the nature of a consent judgment, the Board makes a monetary award to
appellant in the amount of $124,500,000. If the respondent fails to submit the
Judgement Fund Forms to the Department of the Treasury within 45 days of the date
of this opinion, interest shall be paid on the principal amount pursuant to 41 U.S.C.
§ 7109 starting on the 46th day until the date respondent submits the Judgment Fund
Forms.
Dated: September 1, 2026
LAURA EYESTER
Administrative Judge
Armed Services Board
of Contract Appeals
I concur I concur
J. REID PROUTY MICHAEL N. O’CONNELL
Administrative Judge Administrative Judge
Acting Chairman Vice Chairman
Armed Services Board Armed Services Board
of Contract Appeals of Contract Appeals
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Opinion and Decision of the
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals in ASBCA Nos. 61184, 62119, 62980,
64137, Appeals of KiewitPhelps, rendered in conformance with the Board’s Charter.
Dated: September 1, 2026
PAULLA K. GATES-LEWIS
Recorder, Armed Services
Board of Contract Appeals
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