Malloy v. Boyertown Area School Board

OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

The sole issue presented in this case is whether a construction management contract for a public school construction project is subject to the competitive bidding requirement of the Public School Code at 24 P.S. § 7-751. For the reasons set forth below, we find that such a contract is not subject to the statutory requirement and, on that basis, we reverse the order of the Commonwealth Court.

The Boyertown Area School Board privately awarded a $525,000 construction management services contract to Alexander Construction Management (“Alexander”) to manage and…