Legal Opinion
Great West Contractors, Inc. v. Irvine Unified School District
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 31, 2010No. G041688PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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SILLS, P. J.
I. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS CASE
This case is important for two reasons. First, it presents a challenging problem in public contracting law: How to distinguish a “nonresponsive” bid from a de facto determination that the bidder is not a “responsible” bidder. The difference is significant not only to the bidder, but to the taxpaying constituency of the public entity: A truly nonresponsive bid may be summarily denied by a public entity even if the bid is otherwise monetarily the best for the entity. On the other hand, a determination of nonresponsibility entitles the bidder to a…
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