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Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided March 26, 2002Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Randy Minton State Representative 880 Minton Road Ward, AR 72176-8618

Dear Representative Minton:

You have presented the following question for my opinion:

Can a city send out a bid invitation to equipment companies, specifying a product made by a particular manufacturer for no other reason than that the specified make of product is what the persons operating the machines want? Does a bid invitation of this nature exclude bidders, in violation of state law bidding requirements?

You indicate that your question arises out of a situation in which a city issued a bid invitation for a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Gerzof v. SweeneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
  2. The Gamewell Company, a Corporation v. The City of Phoenix, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
  3. Matter of McNutt Co. v. EckertNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
  4. Grace v. ForbesNew York Supreme Court · 1909
  5. American La France & Foamite Corp. v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1935

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