Legal Opinion
E. Amanti & Sons, Inc. v. Town of Barnstable
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 2, 1997No. 96-P-128PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
As if to demonstrate that no good deed goes unpunished, the town of Barnstable encouraged women and minority subcontractor participation in a public construction job on which it invited bids and then rejected a low subcontractor’s bid on the ground that the inclusion of women’s participation as provided was an “addition [in the bid response] not called for.” A judge of the Superior Court concluded that the subcontractor’s bid violated G. L. c. 149, § 44F, that the town acted lawfully in rejecting it, and that the subcontractor was not entitled to damages. The subcontractor appealed from a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Petricca Construction Co. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1994
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