Legal Opinion
Southwest Washington Chapter, National Electrical Contractors Ass'n v. Pierce County
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 28, 1983No. 48975-1PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
In this case, appellants challenge an affirmative action plan for minority and women's business enterprises in public works contracting, claiming violations of statutory competitive bidding provisions and both the federal and state constitutions. We hold that the challenged plan violates neither constitutional nor statutory provisions and therefore affirm the trial court.
On January 5, 1982, the Pierce County Council passed ordinance 81-121 which adopted an affirmative action plan applicable to county public works contracts. In its preamble, the ordinance recognized the underrepresentation of…
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