City of Cheyenne v. Reiman Corp.

MACY, Chief Justice,

concurring in part and dissenting in part, with whom TAYLOR, Justice, joins.

Reiman submitted the lowest of several sealed bids to perform a construction contract for the City of Cheyenne. After the bids were unsealed, Reiman asked to withdraw its bid without having to forfeit its bid guarantee because it had accidentally omitted $71,000 in costs from the original bid. The City let the contract to Reiman and informed Reiman that, unless it performed the construction according to the original bid, it would forfeit its bid guarantee.

Reiman filed a petition for a declaratory…