Tormee Construction, Inc. v. Mercer County Improvement Authority

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In this case, the Court invalidates a public bidding specification that requires the successful bidder to negotiate a project labor agreement. The agreement was required to assure the expeditious completion of the project by avoiding delays attributable to labor stoppages. The project itself involves the substantial improvement and renovation of the county library system. The work entails three successive phases of construction, each covered by a separate contract. The first phase of the project relates to construction on the Ewing, Hopewell and Lawrence branches of the Library System. Phase…