Find information about contracting with Hennepin County, including processes, forms, and diversity rules for goods and biddable services. Contractor shall make and document their good faith efforts to meet Project goals for CERT- certified firms.(a) The parties must engage in mediation in good faith. "Under Minnesota law, every contract includes an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing" (emphasis added). Most contract litigation requires courts to give meaning to contracts using doctrines of interpretation and implied terms. Every contract contains an implied duty of good faith and fair dealing. Minnesota law holds that the implied covenant applies to "every contract," In re Hennepin Cty. 2101 ry morality and judicial decision rules in the law of contract. No, Minnesota courts have been reluctant to imply a requirement of "good faith and fair dealing" into all contracts. In Minnesota, the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing does not extend to actions beyond the scope of the underlying contract.