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Petitioner's Duties in Bogota
As project director for the Bogota annex, petitioner was
responsible for the inspection and supervision of the construction
of such annex. He was not subject to daily supervision by FBO.
FBO provided petitioner with a "Project Director's Handbook",
which he was to use as a guide in performing his duties.
Petitioner was required to personally perform his duties to FBO on
a full-time basis. He was required to work a minimum of 40 hours
a week; however, he typically worked longer hours. Petitioner was
not paid for the extra hours he worked.
FBO provided petitioner with all requisite contract documents,
specifications, and drawings for the annex construction.
Petitioner did not have authority to change the documents.
Petitioner was appointed a contracting officer's technical
representative (COTR) pursuant to a memorandum dated November 10,
1988. The memorandum outlined 11 specific duties and activities
that petitioner had to perform as COTR. Primarily, petitioner was
required to insure that all materials furnished, and the work
performed, on the Bogota annex project were in accordance with the
contract specifications and that the work progressed on schedule.3
3 Petitioner had substantial control over the contractor
hired to build the annex. He was able to order work redone or
stopped because of the contractor's failure to follow accepted
safety procedures or project specifications without prior FBO
approval. Before authorizing FBO to pay the contractor,
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