The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has ruled that the U.S. Air Force must pay builders $6.4 million to reimburse them for the costs of cleaning up asbestos contamination in Lowry, Colorado. The award includes damages called “unabsorbed overhead,” which reimburses the builders for money lost because of construction delays while asbestos cleanup was going on.
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