Southwest Marine, Inc. v. State, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, Division of Alaska Marine Highway Systems

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal involves a contract pursuant to which Southwest Marine, Inc., d/b/a Northwest Marine (Northwest), was to refurbish the MW TUSTUMENA (Tustumena), a ferry in the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS). Northwest asserted a number of claims against the AMHS, and the AMHS brought several counterclaims of its own. Northwest’s claims were rejected in an administrative proceeding. Northwest appealed to the superior court, which denied Northwest’s motions to supplement the record and for a de novo review of the record. The superior court also rejected…