Waterfront Marine Construction, Inc. v. North End 49ers Sandbridge Bulkhead Groups A, B and C

In this appeal we consider whether the trial court’s confirmation of an arbitration award was erroneous because the claims in the demand for arbitration either were not arbitrable or were barred by the doctrine of res judicata.

North End 49ers Sandbridge Bulkhead Groups A, B, and C (49ers) is an unincorporated association of 22 landowners in the Sandbridge section of Virginia Beach. In 1988, the 49ers sought bids for the construction of a bulkhead along their property. Waterfront Marine Construction, Inc. (WMC) presented a bid to construct sheet steel bulkheads with tiebacks rather than the…