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B-200824 1 (1980-12-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadist0001 and id is 1 raw text is: '1 ~ ,~~Z>THEC- CM PTRD0L L F-1-0E NE R AL DECISION ~5OF THE UNITED STATES WVASHINGTON, 0. C..,20548 B-200824 DATEDecember 2, 1980 MATTER OF: Fort Devens, Mass. in-re Boston Water and Sewer Commission DIGEST: f6'f k~ j (w&~ frb('-~ i9/? ai Although no formal contract existed between the Army and utility for water and sewer ser- vices, payment may be made on quantum meruit basis for services which have been received upon ratification by appropriate contract- ing official. The U.S. Army Finance and Accounting Officer (Finance Officer) at Fort Devens, Massachusetts has requested authority to pay $177,624.13 to the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (Commission) for water and sewer services provided to Army facilities in Boston during the period June 15, 1978 to July 24, 1979 without benefit of a written contract. The Finance Officer also requests authority to pay the Commission for services provided the same facility without a contract from July 25, 1979 to December 31, 1980. He estimates that the bill for the latter-period will be about $140,000. The Finance Officer reports that the Commission's bills have gone unpaid because the Army challenged the statements rendered, believing that they were based on inflated usage estimates. The Finance Officer has now submitted vouchers for the $177,624.13 along with certi- fication that the services billed for in that amount have been furnished. le further reports that additional amounts on the Commission's statements for interest and late charges have been deducted and will not be paid. FILE: I