Legal Opinion
Northern Timber Corp. v. State, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided November 22, 1996No. S-6688PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EASTAUGH, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
Northern Timber Corporation (NTC) and the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT/PF) entered into a public works contract, part of which required NTC to place, and later remove, “surcharge material” to aid compaction of underlying soils. DOT/PF required NTC to reuse the removed material in another part of the project in a way NTC claimed is contrary to the contract. NTC then filed a contract claim. We affirm the denial of that claim.
II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
In July 1991 DOT/PF invited bids and published contract documents for a…
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