Martel Construction, Inc. v. Montana State Board of Examiners

The members of the State Board of Examiners, the director of the State Department of Administration, and Volk Construction, Inc., appeal from an order of the District Court, First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, granting a writ of mandamus to compel the Montana Board of Examiners to reject the bid of Volk Construction, as unresponsive to the solicitation for bids for the Montana Children’s Treatment Unit Project.

We reverse the District Court and quash the writs of mandamus and certiorari.

Martel Construction, Inc., a Montana corporation, is a regularly licensed contractor with its…