Interstate Engineering Corp. v. City of Fitchburg

The plaintiff appeals from a final decree which declared valid a subbid for certain mechanical work, which had been filed with the defendant city of Fitchburg by the defendant Limbach Company (Limbach).

The judge made findings of fact, which are not challenged. In the early part of 1973, the city invited general bids and subbids for the construction of a waste-water treatment facility. As authorized by G. L. c. 149, § 44C (as amended through St. 1970, c. 497), the city established interior piping work as a separate category of work for the receipt of subbids.2 Although certain ex*753terior piping…