Ritchie Paving, Inc. v. Kansas Department of Transportation

*347The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

This is a declaratory judgment-injunction action originally brought by five construction firms claiming the defendant Kansas Department of Transportation violated K.S.A. 44-201 by specifying, on wholly state-funded highway projects, payment of federal Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates [40 U.S.C. § 276a(a) and (b) (1976)]. Plaintiffs Ritchie Paving, Inc., and Utility Contractors, Inc. appeal from the trial court’s adverse decision.

Defendant Kansas Department of Transportation (hereinafter referred to as KDOT) gave appropriate notice of its…