WEGROUP PC v. State of Oregon

In this action, brought by an architectural firm seeking payment for work performed for the State of Oregon in connection with remodeling what is now the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institute (EOCI), the trial court granted the state’s motion for partial summary judgment. Plaintiff appeals from the resulting judgment pursuant to ORCP 67B, and we affirm.

In 1982, faced with a shortage of prison cells in Oregon, the legislature appropriated $9 million to convert the Eastern Oregon Hospital and Training Center into a prison. The project was to be completed in stages; initially, only the east side…