Stoetzel & Sons, Inc. v. City of Hastings

The appellant, Stoetzel & Sons, Inc. (Stoetzel), bid on a contract to construct a service department warehouse for the City of Hastings (City). At an open meeting held on November 13, 1998, the board of public works (Board) accepted the lower bid of a competing contractor. Stoetzel claims it is entitled to injunctive relief because of alleged irregularities in the bidding process. It also claims that the Board violated the public meetings law by failing to make the submitted bids available at the November 13 meeting. See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-1412(8) (Cum. Supp. 2002).

The district court…