State v. P. G. Miron Construction Co.

The State of Wisconsin appeals from a declaratory judgment requiring it to submit to arbitration of a monetary dispute arising under a state building contract. The contract contained an arbitration clause, and the issue is whether the state has, by statute, expressly subjected itself to arbitration of such disputes. We conclude that it has not and therefore reverse the judgment.

In 1987, the state, acting through the Department of Administration (DOA), contracted with Fiad & Associates of Wisconsin, Inc., for architectural and engineering services in connection with a construction project on…