Chambers of South Carolina, Inc. v. County Council

Moore, Justice:

This is an action seeking to void a contract for the operation of a solid waste landfill on the ground the contract violates the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code. The circuit court upheld the contract. We affirm.

FACTS

In late 1986, Respondent Lee County Council (Council) through the County Administrator, Barry Hickman, began to look for a solution to Lee County’s solid waster problems. The existing landfill was near capacity and in violation of several regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). Appellant (Chambers), through its…