Arnold Const. Co., Inc. v. Arizona Board of Regents

HOLOHAN, Justice.

This matter comes before us by Special Action in which the petitioner, Arnold Construction Company, Inc., seeks to prohibit the Arizona Board of Regents from awarding a contract to Redden Construction, Inc. We accepted jurisdiction (Ariz. Const, art. 6, § S, A.R.S.) because of the nature of the case and the importance of the issues presented.

The facts are not in dispute. The Arizona Board of Regents has authorized a project to construct an addition to the Physical Science Center at Arizona State University to be known as the Physics and Geology Addition. The architect…