Erxleben v. Horton Printing Co.

Webb Hubbell, Chief Justice.

The Arkansas Office of State Purchasing sent to forty-three potential vendors, including Appellee, Horton Printing Company, an invitation to bid on certain printing for the General Assembly, including letterhead, envelopes, and memo pads. Appellee’s bid, the only qualified bid submitted, was then presented to the Legislative Printing Committee for consideration, but the bid was rejected because it was fifty percent higher than the cost of the previous year’s contract. The Committee then asked for and received a proposal to do the printing from the Arkansas…