Blue Water Excavating Co. v. State Highway Commissioner

Plaintiff Blue Water Excavating Company appeals from the granting of defendant State of Michigan’s motion for summary judgment by the court of claims for “failure of the complaint to set forth facts alleging liability on the part of the defendants.”

The action arose from a contract in the amount of $2,041,310.99, awarded to plaintiff and K. G. Marks, Inc., by defendant as the successful joint bidders on a portion of the 1-94 highway — a cost-sharing project of the Federal government and the defendants. The above total included a bid for 792 lineal feet of 84" corrugated metal pipe, unit price…