“Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government.” Rock Island A. & L.R. Co. v. United States, 254 U.S. 141, 143 (1920) (Holmes, J.). In this case, the Court is presented with whether Lodge Construction, Inc. (“Lodge”) fraudulently submitted cost claims to the United States."

"This case should serve as a cautionary tale to government contractors."

Quotes are from the opinion.

Lodge Construction, Inc., No. 13-499; 13-800, January 10, 2022

Very interesting case and decision. In addition, During a period in 1982-1983, I worked in a Civil Works construction field office with Paul Perkins,  one of Lodge’s claims consultants.   He was assigned to one of our Military Construction Area Offices in the early 90’s after I returned from Overseas to an assignment at the District HQ. He left federal service to work as a claims consultant.

No comment, except HAH! 

Just curious - what impact could a ruling like this have on the contractor moving forward? Feels like the $22k civil penalty is just a slap on the wrist, but the loss of their claims (Design & Dewatering) and loss of business moving forward would be just deserts for what they did.