Apex Control Systems, Inc. v. Alaska Mechanical, Inc.

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

Alaska Mechanical, Inc. (“AMI”) is a mechanical contractor engaged in the business of furnishing and installing plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems. Apex Control Systems, Inc. (“Apex”), a mechanical controls contractor, designs, furnishes and installs the devices which regulate heating and air conditioning systems. It is customary for mechanical contractors to subcontract the controls work to controls contractors.

This case arises from two unrelated subcontracts between AMI and Apex: the Adak contract and the Pump Station No. 3 contract.

During the performance…