Ferguson Mechanical Co. v. Department of Public Works

Opinion

NORCOTT, J.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether a subcontractor that was listed in a general contractor’s successful bid for a government building project may seek judicial review of its subsequent substitution in an awarded bid. The plaintiff subcontractor, Ferguson Mechanical Company, Inc., appeals 1 from the judgment of dismissal by the trial court rendered in favor of the defendant, the state department of public works (department), on the ground that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the action because the plaintiff had no standing to bring an appeal under…