EnviroGas, L.P. v. Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency

TERNUS, Justice.

The primary issue we decide in this case is whether appellant, Bluestem Solid Waste Agency, an entity created under Iowa Code chapter 28E (1995), must comply with the competitive bidding requirements of Iowa Code chapter 384. The trial court ruled that Bluestem was subject to the public bidding law and that its failure to comply with that law rendered an agreement between Bluestem and appel-lee, EnviroGas, L.P., unenforceable. Although the court denied any contractual recovery to EnviroGas, the court awarded damages to EnviroGas under a theory of fraud based on representations…