The company chosen to build Nebraska’s new prison is suing other companies and Iowa authorities for at least $5.7 million, claiming they caused delays in its construction of a jail in Sioux City.
Nebraska announced in June it had chosen Hausmann Construction of Lincoln to build a new state prison in the city. This month, Iowa authorities claimed Hausmann and two other companies had caused millions of dollars in damages due to construction errors and delays in building the Woodbury County Law Enforcement Center in Sioux City.
Now, Hausmann has filed a federal lawsuit in Iowa, claiming authorities there and other companies involved in building the jail are responsible for the delays, and owe Hausmann at least $5.7 million…