Legal Opinion

Peter Kiewit Sons' Co. v. Department of Transportation

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided October 12, 1981No. 4614-IIPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtReed, C.J.

— The Washington State Department of Transportation (State) appeals from a summary judgment order releasing Peter Kiewit Sons' Company (Kiewit) from its low bid on a highway construction project and enjoining the State from declaring a forfeiture of Kiewit's bid bond. We reverse and remand for a full trial on the merits.

On October 22, 1979, the State advertised for bids on a major highway construction project entitled East Mercer Interchange-Phase I. Bid opening was set for 10 a.m. on November 28, 1979. On the morning of the bid opening, a representative of Kiewit submitted a bid dated…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Morris v. McNicolWashington Supreme Court · 1974
  2. M. F. Kemper Construction Co. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Balaban-Gordon Co. v. Brighton Sewer District No. 2Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
  4. Puget Sound Painters, Inc. v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1954
  5. Donaldson v. AbrahamWashington Supreme Court · 1912

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gill v. WaggonerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1992
  2. Broberg v. BolingSupreme Court of Kansas · 1958
  3. Alaska International Construction, Inc. v. Earth Movers of Fairbanks, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Alaska International Construction, Inc. v. Earth Movers of Fairbanks, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1985

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