[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by FlameOn

So all controversy aside, how are they going to fix this? And for anyone writing contracts like these, what kind of penalties are there for the contractor for screwing up royally like this?

The fix almost certainly is to modify the abutments, probably not a huge task. The big cost is to bring in the crane a second time.

The penalty of not getting paid until it's done and working is usually enough penalty. If the responsible party isn't the party that has to fix the problem, the responsible party will generally have to pay for that as well.