Horsfield Construction, Inc. v. Dubuque County

LAVORATO, Chief Justice.

Horsfield Construction, Inc. (HCI) bid on a highway improvement project of Du-buque County, Iowa. The Dubuque County Board of Supervisors accepted the bid but later rescinded its acceptance and re-bid the project. HCI was not the successful bidder the second time around. HCI sued the County for breach of contract. In a bench trial, the district court ruled that there was no binding agreement because HCI and the County never executed a formal written contract and because HCI had not fulfilled several conditions. HCI appealed and we transferred the case to the court of…