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Senate committee restores $523,238 claim for Progressive Electric after claims commission testimony
Summary
The Senate Finance Committee voted to amend the annual claims bill to restore a court‑of‑claims award of roughly $523,238 to Progressive Electric, following testimony from the legislative claims commission clerk that the contractor was disadvantaged by an engineer’s handling of submittals on a Capital Complex chiller plant project.
The Senate Finance Committee amended the annual claims bill to restore a $523,238.50 award to Progressive Electric Incorporated after the legislative claims commission presented findings that the state bore a moral obligation to pay the claim.
Janet Kaywash, clerk of the Legislative Claims Commission, told the committee that Progressive Electric— a West Virginia corporation that performs state electrical work—was awarded $523,238.50 by the claims commission following a two‑day hearing. Kaywash said the commission found the contractor had sought to save the state money by proposing alternate equipment and that the engineer of record administered submittal reviews inconsistently.
“The claims…
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