State v. Johnson

OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

This case involves a dispute between the State of Alaska and a contractor who submitted a bid to supply diesel fuel to the state’s ferry fleet. The case raises issues of contract formation under the competitive bidding procedure established by the state.

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The State of Alaska solicited bids for a contract to supply diesel fuel to the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) in Seattle, among other places. The bids were to be stated in terms of their relationship to “OPIS,” a fluctuating benchmark price. The bid invitation permitted the state to “reject any and all bids ...…