OROVILLE, Calif. — Modern-Sundt, a joint venture between Modern Building, Inc. , and Sundt Construction, Inc. , an Arizona corporation, has filed a civil lawsuit against Oroville Hospital for $16,889,445.90 for unpaid work and fees.

According to the official complaint filed by Modern-Sundt, the contractors entered into a written contract for the Oroville Hospital tower expansion project on or about March 15, 2019. The original contract price was calculated as the cost of the work plus the contractor’s fee of $4,978,506, with a guaranteed maximum price of $107,733,859. According to the complaint, the price of the work increased by an extra $30,000,000 as a result of change orders, bringing the total to $130,733,859.

Modern-Sundt stated in the complaint, filed in Butte County Superi

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