Alaska International Construction, Inc. v. Earth Movers of Fairbanks, Inc.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decision of the superior court regarding the acceptance of bids for a road construction project. The court held that the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (hereafter “the agency” or DOT/PF) had improperly awarded the project to Alaska International Construction, Inc. (hereafter AIC) rather than Earth Movers of Fairbanks, Inc. (hereafter Earth Movers).

I

The facts in this appeal are not in dispute. On March 20, 1984, the agency opened bids on a grading and drainage road project near Nome. Earth Movers submitted the…