metrognome
hmmm … let’s see. A post by an unidentified person providing an analysis by an unidentified attorney whose area of expertise is also unidentified. The bottom line of this ‘analysis’ is that one or more of several things *may* happen. And the author of the post doesn’t really identify what was provided by the lawyer and what flows from the poster’s own hand. I’m guessing the numbered paragraphs are supposedly from the attorney while the subsequent commentary is by the poster, but it’s really hard to tell.
One piece of information that is glaringly absent is the fact that this is a design-build contract, which is very different than a standard construction contract.
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/Viaduct/Contents/Item/Display/152
As noted in the link below, the STP bid included completing the project nearly a year ahead of what WSDOT estimated in the RFP.
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/35FAE5C0-C79F-496D-9354-DEC2E4E98819/0/SR99BoredTunnel_STP.pdf