Legal Assignment One World Trade Center Contractor

Legal AssignmentOne World Trade Center contractor claims against Port Authority NameTutor’s Name30/07/2016FactsThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey hired Collavino Construction Corp to pour high-security concrete for the superstructure for the 105- floor 1 World Trade Center iconic building.Collavinowas hired in 2007 and was paid $352.6 million for the work. The company hired about 50 subcontractors on the project but various complications set back construction timetables by about two years. Collavino construction Corp successfully completed the work in 2013 after substantial delays that it claims were beyond its control.The delays occurred as the contractors had trouble working on a complex concrete structure while structural steel work advanced. When the Collavino Construction Corp. presented the Port Authority the check, it was stonewalled. The company is otherwise in good standing and has three other open projects in the New York and New Jersey area. Collavino Construction Corp pushed the Port Authority to pay $87 million, largely for failing to complete contract scope.Issue 1The first issue is whether the delay risk for the contracted work was to be borne