In Melvin v. State, 41 Ill Ct. Cl. 88 (1989), the Court set forth the following with regard to contracting with the State: For all of the involved testimony, the numerous exhibits, and the extensive briefs, this case comes down to a simple case of contract construction. This case is also a primer on how to deal with the State on a construction project. Anyone who deals with the State has to understand that you do not work on a handshake. Every "i" must be dotted and every "t" crossed. Whether it was wishful thinking or pure naivete, Claimant did not follow the letter of the contract but only the spirit. Under the present state of the law, that is not good enough. The written contract prevails here. Claimant's position that an oral contract or implied contract exists must fail as this is not a contract of an emergency nature.