Walsh Construction Co. has filed a $50-million breach-of-contract lawsuit against the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) in southern California, claiming the contractor is owed money and that the design it was provided for the county’s 4.15-mile streetcar project connecting downtown Santa Ana with Garden Grove is unbuildable.
In its lawsuit filed in state court in Santa Ana, Walsh claims that OCTA's breach includes incomplete design, differing conditions and failure to acquire all properties and coordinate the project plans with all involved government jurisdictions. The "contract value of the design and project management teams has increased 100%," Walsh states, yet OCTA has failed to grant time extensions and has withheld pay.