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- Montgomery County will receive a $25 million payment, county executive Ike Leggett said in a statement.
- The county claimed faulty design compromised the structural integrity of the building.
- The building contractor countersued for $10 million.
The legal conflict over the Sarbanes Transit Center in Silver Spring has been settled, Montgomery County announced Tuesday.
The county will receive a $25 million payment to cover 90 percent of cost overruns and damages, County Executive Ike Leggett said in a statement.
"This is very much in the public interest,” Leggett said.
The county and the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority sued the general contractor, designer and other subcontractors for $40 million in cost overruns and damages and for defects in the design and construction.
They claimed faulty design compromised the structural integrity of the building. A new construction company was brought in to fix the concrete and steel beams. The transit center was delayed for years in opening.
The building contractor countersued for $10 million.
