Watson Bowman Acme Corp. v. RGW Construction, Inc. (2016) , Cal.App.5th
[No. F070067. Fifth Dist. Aug. 9, 2016.]
WATSON BOWMAN ACME CORPORATION, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. RGW CONSTRUCTION, INC., Defendant and Appellant.
[CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION fn. * ]
(Superior Court of Merced County, No. CV002754, Brian L. McCabe, Judge.)
(Opinion by Franson, J., with Poochigian, Acting P.J., and Smith, J., concurring.)
COUNSEL
Ralls Gruber & Niece, John W. Ralls and W. Samuel Niece for Defendant and Appellant.
Lax & Stevens and Paul A. Lax; McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth and Todd W. Baxter for Plaintiff and Appellant. {Slip Opn. Page 2}
OPINION
FRANSON, J.-
RGW Construction, Inc. (RGW) was the successful low bidder on a California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) project for the construction of a Highway 99 overpass near Merced. RGW entered into a contract with Watson Bowman Acme Corp. (Watson) for the delivery of 146 sealed expansion joints for use on the overpass. Caltrans rejected Watson's two-cell expansion joint but subsequently approved Watson's larger, four-cell expansion joint for the project.