Marbucco Corp. v. City of Manchester

The plaintiff, Marbucco Corporation, d/b/a Granite State Glass (Granite State), was the low bidder on a municipal contract. It sued the defendant, the City of Manchester (the city), for money damages for failure to award it the contract. Granite State argues that the Superior Court (Fauver, J.) erred in ruling that “although violation of competitive bidding procedures may create a right to an equitable remedy or mandamus, it does not give rise to a claim for damages based upon the failure or refusal to accept such bid.” We reverse and remand.

On August 30, 1990, the city issued a notice to…