When Bad Things Happen to Good Contracts

I spoke on Thursday night (January 14, 2010) on the topic of "When Bad Things Happen to Good Contracts: Bid Protests, Claims of Error, and Contracting Scandals."  The audience was the monthly dinner meeting of the Construction Specifications Institute's Puget Sound Chapter.

I spoke about the role and purpose of contracts, the primary and secondary purpose of public bidding, and then told a number of stories from across the nation about some of the more interesting bid protests, claims of error, and contracting scandals - all examples from 2009.