A lawsuit filed by a Allegheny County construction company to rebuild an underground garage and public courtyard at the Westmoreland County Courthouse has been settled.
Commissioners on Thursday voted to pay Carl Walker Construction of Robinson an additional $700,000 for work the company said it was required to perform to complete the more-than-$8.7 million project.
The company sued last year after the county withheld payment of a nearly $1 million invoice for what it claimed was additional work outside the scope of the original contract. It contended the county was responsible for design flaws and unexpected construction issues that increased the final price tag by about $2 million…