Legal Opinion
Westway Construction, Inc. v. Idaho Transportation Department
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided July 11, 2003No. 28464, 28484PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EISMANN, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment upholding the forfeiture of a bid bond submitted by a bidder on a public works contract and holding the surety liable for the face amount of the bond. We vacate the judgment because the parties did not exhaust their administrative remedies.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 10, 2000, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) advertised for bids for a federal-aid highway project to be constructed in Bonner County, Idaho. The time for opening the bids was scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on June 8, 2000. During the morning of June 8, 2000, Westway…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- J.R. Simplot Company, Inc. v. Idaho State Tax CommissionIdaho Supreme Court · 1991
- Hansen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceIdaho Supreme Court · 1987
- Gibson v. Ada County Sheriff's DepartmentIdaho Supreme Court · 2003
- Petersen v. Franklin CountyIdaho Supreme Court · 1997
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