ASBCA says Navy owes contractor $4.9 million for delay damages

A recent decision by the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals found the Navy liable to a commercial crane manufacturer for delay damages.

In Konecranes Nuclear Equip. & Servs., LLC, the Board reiterated the age-old lesson — you have to read the contract — and provided guidance about how to calculate the delay damages. Beyond that, the Board found apparent inspiration for part of its holding in an unlikely source: a classic song by the Rolling Stones.