Electro-Lab of Aiken, Inc. v. Sharp Construction Co. of Sumter, Inc.

HEARN, C.J.:

Electro-Lab of Aiken asserts that Sharp Construction Company breached the parties’ contract by replacing Electro-Lab with a different subcontractor. The parties became contractually bound, Electro-Lab argues, by virtue of Sharp’s use of Electro-Lab’s subcontracting bid in its general contracting bid and by certain acts following the use of the bid. The trial court disagreed, concluding that no contract existed between the parties. We affirm.

FACTS

On April 24, 1997, bidding closed for all general contractors on two projects to build schools in York County, South Car olina. Before…