Highway Express Lines, Inc. v. Winter

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

In November 1963, the City of Philadelphia (City), issued an invitation to trucking firms to bid on a pro*342posed contract with the City for hauling surplus food distributed under the auspices of the Department of Public Welfare. These invitations stated that bids would be publicly opened on November 27, 1963, and, included in the specifications for potential bidders, was the requirement that such bids be accompanied by evidence of approved rate tariffs for the bidder since the service or equipment involved was regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission…