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Construction contract … low bidder loses
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1980.tb04577.x
Subject(s) - commission , supreme court , discretion , business , law , construction contract , breach of contract , contract management , political science , finance , damages , marketing
A construction company sued a city commission to enjoin it from awarding a construction contract to another company. The Supreme Court of Arkansas ruled that state law gave the commission the discretion to award a contract “in the best interest of the city” even though the successful bidder was not the lowest.