Flatiron Constructors is seeking $42 million in damages from the South Carolina Dept. of Transportation (SCDOT), alleging that state mismanagement and foot-dragging on a project in Horry County caused the contractor to miss its initial deadline and incur millions in costs that it says amounts to a breach of contract.
TheBroomfield, Colo.-based Flatiron Constructors entered into a contract with the state to build the four-mile extension to South Carolina Highway 31, a main bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway, six minor bridges and other associated road work, according to a lawsuit filed in a Horry County court on Nov. 1.