Case-Bros. Co. v. City of Ottawa

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This is an action brought by the low bidder on a construction contract to recover damages from the city of Ottawa because the city rejected the plaintiff’s low bid. The plaintiff is Case-Bros. Company, Inc., a contractor of Topeka, Kansas.

The facts in the case are not in dispute and essentially are as follows: In the early summer of 1976 the city of Ottawa determined that it should combine its police department with its fire department into a Department of Public Safety. In order to provide office space and other facilities, the fire station…