Livingston Settles With Library Construction Companies
The long legal battle ends with the township paying $528,000 to ICE.
On Monday, the Livingston Town Council unanimously passed a resolution that settled a lawsuit between the township and Integrated Construction Enterprises, Inc. ICE is the company that took the lead in renovating the Livingston Public Library. ICE brought suit against the township alleging it was owed money from the construction, which ended in September 2007. The construction company brought 11 claims against Livingston, totaling more than $2.5 million. The township retained Bob Lawless, a partner at Hedinger & Lawless, LLC, who was able to negotiate the settlement down to $528,000. “The goal…of litigation of this magnitude, close to $3 million, based on change orders, can take weeks and weeks of trial, which can cost millions of dollars…
