Case Name: WILLIAM B. FRAMPTON, ARCHITECT vs. STATE BUILDING COMMISSION
Court: West Virginia Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Decision Date: 1985-03-01
Citations: 15 Ct. Cl. 271
Docket Number: CC-84-221
Parties: WILLIAM B. FRAMPTON, ARCHITECT vs. STATE BUILDING COMMISSION
Judges: 
Reporter: Report of the West Virginia Court of Claims
Volume: 15
Pages: 271–272

Head Matter:
Advisory Opinion issued March 1, 1985
WILLIAM B. FRAMPTON, ARCHITECT vs. STATE BUILDING COMMISSION
(CC-84-221)
No appearance by claimant.
Henry C. Bias, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This claim was submitted for an advisory determination pursuant to W. Va. Code §14-2-18. Claimant, an architect, supplied respondent with architectural plans for the renovation of respondent's headquarters in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Claimant's fee for the work amounted to $12,236.80. No payment has been made to claimant because the established purchasing procedures were not technically complied with. Renovation work on the building is 90% complete; however, due to inclement weather, completion of the project has been postponed. Respondent has requested that the Court issue this advisory opinion to authorize payment of $11,013.12, or 90% of the total claim at this time. There are sufficient funds in respondent's appropriation in the current fiscal year from which the claim could be paid. Respondent will request payment of the remaining $1,223.68 upon completion of the project.
In view of the foregoing, the Court hereby finds respondent liable to the claimant in the amount of $11,013.12. The Clerk of the Court is directed to file this opinion and transmit a copy to claimant and respondent agency.