L. E. Zannini & Co. v. Board of Education

Plaintiff, L. E. Zannini & Co., Inc. (Zannini), a general contractor, was the low bidder- on a $2.7 million contract for the construction of a new public school. Defendant, board of education, Hawthorn School District 73 (board), awarded the contract to the second lowest bidder, Jenkins & Boiler Co., Inc. As a result, Zannini filed suit charging the board with violating section 10 — 20.21 of the School Code (111. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 122, par. 10 — 20.21), which requires contracts to be awarded to the “lowest responsible bidder.” Jenkins & Boiler was permitted to intervene in the suit. After…