Legal Opinion
Bay Harbour Electric, Inc. v. County of Chautauqua
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 23, 1994PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously reversed on the law with costs and petition dismissed. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in setting aside respondent’s determination that petitioner was not the lowest responsible bidder pursuant to General Municipal Law § 103 (1). We conclude that respondent had a rational basis to reject petitioner’s bid. The purpose of that statute is to encourage honest competition among bidders in order to obtain the best work at the lowest possible price, and to guard against favoritism, improvidence, extravagance, fraud, and corruption (Matter of Construction Contrs. Assn. v Board…
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- Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. v. City of RochesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Construction Contractors Ass'n of Hudson Valley, Inc. v. Board of TrusteesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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