United States v. Tiedemann

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• contractor could recover in breach extra costs resulting from failure to advise of adverse sea conditions
• contractor entitled to recover where government withheld information that would have revealed to plaintiff that its assessment of likely downtime from sea conditions was too optimistic
• Court of Claims held plaintiff was not entitled to relief based on a changed conditions clause, but was entitled to damages for breach of contract, without mentioning a pending congressional reference case for equitable relief.
• “It is well settled in this court that where the Government possesses special knowledge, not shared by the contractor, which is vital to the performance of the contract, the Government has an affirmative duty to disclose such knowledge. It cannot remain silent with impunity.”
• adverse sea and weather conditions at work site

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