Garling Construction, Inc. v. City of Shellsburg

LARSON, Justice.

When the Shellsburg City Council voted to award a contract for a new municipal building to a locally owned business, DeKlotz Construction, Inc., rather than to the lowest bidder, Garling Construction, Inc., Garling filed this suit against the city. The district court denied the plaintiffs petition for certiorari and claim for damages, and we affirm.

I. Facts and Prior Proceedings.

Garling Construction, Inc., a general contractor with more than twenty years experience, submitted a bid for the city project of $308,583. DeKlotz Construction, Inc., a local contractor, submitted the…