A. S. Wikstrom, Inc. v. State

Under date of November 23, 1951, the claimant entered into a contract with the State for the excavation and grading (but, not the paving) of a portion of the Tyre-Montezuma section of the Ontario Thruway in Seneca and Cayuga Counties.' The State’s estimate of the cost of the work was $1,981,000; the claimant’s bid was $1,624,286; and, the next lowest bid was $1,859,047 (in this connection, see the minutes relative to claimant’s admissions concerning an underbid).

■ The work was to begin at station 511+00 and end at station 732+50, a distance of 4.15 miles. The special notes, which were a part…