Kila, Inc. v. State, Department of Administration

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

• This appeal arises from the Department of Corrections’ award of a contract to Allvest, Inc. for the housing of minimum security prisoners in the Fairbanks area. KILA, Inc. (“KILA”), an unsuccessful bidder, contested the award, exhausted its administrative appeals, and then appealed to the superior court. The superior court affirmed the Department of Administration’s decision denying KILA’s protest. This appeal followed.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

In August 1988, the Department of Corrections (“DOC”) received authorization to seek proposals for a provider of…