Stenerson v. City of Kalispell

Plaintiffs Stenerson and Schmidt, contractors, brought this' action in District Court, Flathead County, seeking to recover $28,301.31 from the City of Kalispell. The district judge entered judgment for the contractors for the total cost overrun on a rough grading job on the Buffalo Hills Golf Course. The City appeals.

In March 1975, the City of Kalispell asked for bids for rough grading and related work on an addition to the Buffalo Hills Golf Course. Respondent contractors obtained copies of the plans and specifications for the proposed work, including a booklet entitled “Rough Grading…