Matter of Shaddock v. Schwartz

Cardozo, Ch. J.

The city of Buffalo advertised for bids for the plumbing work at a hospital. The plans and specifications provided that the bid for the main work be stated separately from bids for six additional items. Shaddock, the present appellant, without separating the items, put in a gross bid for $45,246. Other contractors put in bids separating the items, but higher in their totals. Thus, the bid of the Power Efficiency Corporation, represented by the respondent Fraser, was $38,900 for the main work and $8,973 for the additional items, a total of $47,873, and the bids of others were…