Legal Opinion
Schmidt v. Oakland Unified School District
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 21, 1982No. 81-1444PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Per curiam
California Educ. Code Ann. § 39640 (West Supp. 1982) requires school districts to award any contracts for work involving more than $12,000 to the “lowest responsible bidder.” For projects over $100,000, the Oakland School District requires that to be considered responsible, general contractors must use minority-owned businesses for at least 25 percent of the dollar amount of the total bid. Petitioners submitted the low bid for an advertised project but were disqualified under the School District plan as not being responsible. They brought this action claiming damages and asserting that the…
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