S. L. Rowland Construction Co. v. Beall Pipe

Andersen, J.—

Facts Of Case

The City of Everett, finding itself with a badly deteriorated 22-mile long wooden pipeline leading from its water source at Lake Chaplain, called for bids on the construction of a new steel pipeline.

S. L. Rowland Construction Company (Rowland) was the low bidder of 13 bidders on a liy2-mile-long segment of the new line. This was the portion of the pipeline running underground from Woods Creek, north of Monroe, to Jones Hill, north of Snohomish. Rowland contracted with the City of Everett (the City) to construct a 51-inch steel pipeline along this route for…