Peter Kiewit Sons' Co. v. United States

Plaintiffs sue for an additional amount to which they allege they are entitled for excavation required for the construction of certain work at Fort Crook, Nebraska. Defendant invited bids for the work on May 15,1943, and plaintiffs, Peter Kiewit Sons’ Company, a corporation, and George Condon and Chester W. Cunningham, partners, trading as Condon-Cunningham Company, in answer to defendant’s invitation, submitted bids, but they were not the low bidders. All bids were rejected and plaintiffs were requested to enter into negotiations for a contract with defendant for the performance of the work.…