Baltimore Contractors, LLC v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore

This appeal arises from a disagreement about the form of dispute resolution to be utilized under a construction contract between the parties. We are asked to decide whether the parties are bound to arbitrate their contractual dispute, or whether the aggrieved contractor is required to pursue an administrative remedy.

Appellant, Baltimore Contractors, LLC (“Contractor”), claims that appellee, Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (“the City”), materially breached the building contract under which it was to construct a police station for the City. After limited, unsuccessful, attempts to resolve…