From the by Democrat and Chronicle
GREECE — The Greece Central School District is suing a Parma contractor over what it alleges are poorly-built athletic fields at Athena High School.
In the suit, filed in state Supreme Court on May 12, the district alleges that Garden Grove Landscape breached its contract with the district by failing “to perform its work under the contract in a good and workmanlike manner.”
Edward P. Hourihan, attorney for the Greece schools, said the soccer and other athletic fields Garden Grove was hired to build or reconstruct in June 2007 never drained properly and were not built to the district’s specifications. For example, he said, the soccer field was improperly pitched and soil used in the project was compacted too much and didn’t allow water to drain through.
As a result, Hourihan said, the district was unable to use the fields for an extended period of time, and repaired the fields on its own.
The suit seeks $300,000 in damages from Garden Grove insurers Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America. Travelers issued the performance bond for the work, said Hourihan.
If they "repaired the fields on its own" why did we have to contract this work out in the first place?
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