Legal Opinion
Cataldo Ambulance Service, Inc. v. City of Chelsea
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 23, 1997No. 97-P-166PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreenberg, J.
According to that line of decisions — the most recent example of which is Thorn Transit Sys. Intl., Ltd. v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Authy., 40 Mass. App. Ct. 650 (1996) — dealing with contracts governed by a public bidding statute, public agencies may not permit substantial deviations from the prescribed bidding process. We conclude that in the instant case, deviations from the announced procurement process required the disqualification of bids.
Upon cross motions pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 56, 365 *27Mass. 824 (1974), a judge of the Superior Court ordered summary judgment dismissing the…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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