Roberson v. Tennessee Valley Authority

GARDNER, Justice.

Plaintiff, Roberson, upon the basis of competitive bids solicited by defendant, Tennessee Valley Authority, was awarded the contract for loading, unloading and hauling materials in accordance with attached specifications as to wage scale and conditions.

Item number three (here in dispute), for which bids were solicited, called for bids as follows: “unit (ton mile) price for'loading, hauling and unloading material and equipment to and from'points in the ‘Wheeler area,’ to be designated by the Authority as requirements develop.”

Plaintiff, in response to this invitation,…