Burrows Construction Co. v. Independent School District No. 2

LAVENDER, Justice:

Appellant Burrows Construction Company was the successful low bidder on a project to build an addition to the Comanche, Oklahoma schools. It appears that, even at appellant’s low bid, the cost of the project exceeded the sums available to appellee School District. Appellee, acting through the School Board, authorized the architect on the project to prepare a proposal altering the plans so that the bid price could be lowered to meet the money available. One of the features of the architect’s proposal, which is the focal point of the present controversy, was a suggestion that…