Village of Turtle Lake v. Orvedahl Construction, Inc.

Orvedahl Construction, Inc., appeals a judgment permanently enjoining arbitration of a dispute concerning a bid on a public works contract. Orvedahl discovered an arithmetic error understating its bid price long after beginning construction and more them one year after the Village of Turtle Lake awarded it the contract. The trial court held that Wisconsin law bound Orvedahl to the accepted bid, regardless of a contract term calling for arbitration of bid disputes. Orvedahl argues that Wisconsin law does not contemplate a bid error discovered after a contract is let, and that the contract’s…