Dispute with insurance bond company and Robstown ISD to go to trial
A bond insurance company filed suit against Robstown ISD in June alleging the district added to a project upgrading Robstown High School and overpayed a construction company more than $1.5 million, according to court documents.
The Hanover Insurance Group, based in Massachusetts, is seeking to be discharged from any liability on its performance bond issued for upgrades to Robstown High School. The project was being executed by construction company Texas Descon, L.P., which voluntarily defaulted on the project last year because of “financial difficulties,” according to court documents.
Hanover claims the district expanded the project’s scope by about $3 million after the company defaulted on the project, according to court documents.
“The district is now seeking a project that has more than 180 pages of plans, the majority of which significantly alter the original design of the project bid by Descon in October 2014,” according to the documents.
Read more: http://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2016/10/31/dispute-insurance-bond-company-and-robstown-isd-go-trial/92834798/
[font color=330099]It's the second time in less than a week that I've seen this insurance company initiate legal action. This seems aggressive for a small insurer like Hanover. The earlier thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1077715 .[/font]