Stewart Council may pursue liquidated damages

Another construction company is causing headaches for yet another McLeod County city. But this time, it’s not R&R Construction and it’s not Glencoe or Brownton having issues. This time it’s the city of Stewart and LaTour Construction Inc., the general contractor for the city’s streets and utilities project.
The Stewart City Council tabled the decision on what to pay LaTour Construction for its final payment at its meeting Tuesday, Nov. 12, which hinges on if the council pursues liquidated damages. Liquidated damages are a way for a contractee to hold its contractor liable for work not completed as specified by contract.

(For the complete story, see the Nov. 20 print edition of The Chronicle.)