Geolar, Inc. v. Gilbert/Commonwealth Inc.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In the mid 1980’s, Homer Electric Association (Homer Electric) decided to construct an electric transmission line from Homer to Sol-dotna. Homer Electric hired Gilbert/Commonwealth, Inc. (Gilbert) to provide engineering and management services for the project. 1 About sixty miles of forest had to be cleared to provide a right-of-way for the line. The sixty-mile section was divided into three segments, and each segment was bid out separately. Sections two and three were completed first by contractors other than Geolar.

After sections…