Legal Opinion

EEL River Disposal & Resource Recovery Inc. v. County of Humboldt

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 5, 2013No. A135744PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

KLINE, P. J.

Appellant Eel River Disposal and Resources Recovery Inc., the lowest bidder on an exclusive franchise to collect and dispose of solid waste, seeks to compel Humboldt County (the County), by writ of mandate, to vacate its award of the franchise to real party in interest, Tom’s Trash. Appellant contends the award was unlawful because bids were not evaluated pursuant to the lowest responsible bidder requirement implicit in the phrase “competitive bidding” as used in the governing county ordinance and related statutes. Rejecting that argument, the trial court denied relief. We…

2Cases cited43 opinions

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