Dive Brief:

• New York Supreme Court Justice Timothy J. Walker sided with DiPizio Construction Co. Friday in two key rulings in its battle against a state agency.
• Walker ruled that DiPizio's claims against the state would have been limited if Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. reached a monetary settlement with bond holder Travelers Insurance, and that DiPizio's plans to for disposing contaminated soil and using a different kind of granite were permissible under its contract.
• DiPizio was the lowest bidder on the Buffalo Canalside project at just below $20 million, and was fired by the state agency in May after the project fell behind schedule.

Dive Insight:

DiPizio filed three lawsuits on the grounds that its ability to perform contractually required work was obstructed by the state, and that it had become a scapegoat to draw attention from the agency design and constructions teams' mistakes. The project is currently half-finished, but expected to be completed next summer, with Rochester's Pike Construction Co. now serving as general contractor. DiPizio is now hoping to settle with the state out of court.