Given this statement, “Even where the specifications are defective, a contractor may not recover for a delay where the defects were patent.”
1. Describe a situation in which a contractor may have failed to alert the customer to defects and suggest reasons for this failure to communicate.
2. Evaluate the consequences of a contractor embarking on a government project, knowing of defects or hazards in the process, and not telling the Contracting Officer. Rate the consequences according to severity.