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CLWA MUST PAY CONTRACTOR.


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 Water Treatment Plant, according to a ruling Tuesday by the state Court of Appeal.

The appellate court A court having jurisdiction to review decisions of a trial-level or other lower court.

An unsuccessful party in a lawsuit must file an appeal with an appellate court in order to have the decision reviewed.
 denied the CLWA's appeal of an earlier judgment in a breach of contract lawsuit in favor of Zurn Constructors Inc., which built the much-delayed plant on a Saugus hilltop.

The builder and the water wholesalers had sued and counter-sued each other over delays in the $34.5 million plant, which opened in 1996. The contract had stated that Zurn would pay 10 percent of the construction costs as a penalty if the project were not completed within two years.

Construction took twice that time, but the court found that the CLWA CLWA Chip-Level Weibull Analysis
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 was to blame for changing plans, which resulted in additional work. An expert witness for Zurn testified that the treatment plant couldn't be completed until a pipeline and pump station were constructed, causing significant delays.

The project involved construction of three buildings, two reservoirs, a garden of drought-resistant plants, several other structures and a computer control system.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Article Type:Statistical Data Included
Date:Dec 3, 2003
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