Section 12.20 Modified Total Cost Method

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3. (§12.20) Modified Total Cost Method

In response to the harsh evidentiary requirements placed on a contractor in proving a total cost claim, but with the intention of preserving the benefits of utilizing a total cost method analysis, most courts now allow a “modified total cost” method. See, e.g., Moorhead Constr. Co. v. City of Grand Forks, 508 F.2d 1008 (8^th Cir. 1975); Servidone Constr. Corp. v. United States, 931 F.2d 860 (Fed. Cir. 1991). The modified total cost calculation avoids the rigidity of...