STATE, ETC. v. McGuire Architects-Planners

MacLaughlin, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court confirming an arbitrator’s award. The principal issues are whether the Minnesota Department of Administration may validly include an arbitration clause in a state contract and, if so, whether the arbitration clause may name the governor as the arbitrator with final and binding authority to settle disputes arising under the contract. We hold that the Department of Administration may properly include arbitration clauses in its state contracts. Further, while we disapprove of the practice of designating the governor as…