City of Phoenix v. Superior Court

OPINION

LANKFORD, Judge.

This is a special action from a decision of the superior court granting relief in a special action. By order, we previously accepted jurisdiction and granted relief. This opinion explains the reasons for our order.

This case concerns the qualifications of a contractor to bid on a City of Phoenix construction project. The issue is whether the contractor was qualified to bid when it held only a Class A contractor’s license at the time it bid, and it obtained the required Class B license after it submitted a bid but before the contract was awarded. Resolution of this issue…