Johnson Engineering & Maintenance Co. v. State ex rel. Alexander

CRAIN, Judge.

This appeal involves issues concerning the state’s power to reject, public bids that are submitted late because of an error made by the state. Johnson Engineering and Maintenance Co., Inc., brought an action in the lower court contesting a decision of the state made by Stephanie Alexander, the Commissioner of Administration, to cancel a procurement bid proposal that Johnson Engineering had been awarded. The Commissioner based her decision on internal guidelines promulgated by her department.

The lower court ruled that the internal guideline did not apply, and it reversed the…