16.	Contingencies

From time to time, the Company is a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. As such, the Company is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse outcomes to these matters as well as potential ranges of losses and possible recoveries. The Company

may

not

be covered by insurance as it pertains to some or all of these matters. A determination of the amount of the provision required for these commitments and contingencies, if any, which would be charged to earnings, is made after careful analysis of each matter. Once established, a provision

may

change in the future due to new developments or changes in circumstances, and could increase or decrease the Company’s earnings in the period that the changes are made. Asserted claims in these matters sought approximately

$10.0

million in damages (including

$9.3

million in counter claims described below) as of

March 31, 2018.

As of

March 31, 2018,

the Company had an accrual of

$0.1

million for any such liabilities.

The Company has a dispute with a customer that is a major utility in the United States. Essentially, the customer has

not

paid the balance of accounts receivable the Company believes are owed to the Company. The Company recently compelled arbitration with this customer. As of

March 31, 2018

the total amount due from this customer is

$5.9

million, subject to an upward adjustment following disclosures by the customer in the arbitration. Additionally, as part of the arbitration process, the customer has asserted counter claims of

$9.3

million. The Company also believes these counter claims were retaliatory in nature. Prior to the arbitration, the customer had

not

asserted any claims. The Company believes these asserted claims have

merit and were merely asserted as a strategy to reduce the Company’s claims in any arbitration award or potential settlement agreement. The Company believes that its accounts receivable balance, subject to reserves, is collectible. Furthermore, the Company believes that this arbitration will conclude sometime late in fiscal year

2018

or early fiscal

2019.

While the Company believes the customer’s counter claims to be frivolous and without merit, it can give

assurances that it will ultimately

not

have to pay all or a portion of such claims. The Company is continuing work on

one

of the engagements that have given rise to this dispute and also on several engagements from the same client that are

not

currently part of the arbitration.

The Company is also subject to other pending legal proceedings and claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business, which

may

not

be covered by insurance.