Diede Construction Inc. v. Monterey Mechanical Co.
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
POLLAK, J.
Plaintiff Diede Construction, Inc. (Diede) was awarded a $12 million contract to renovate the city hall in the City of Livermore (the city). After the bids were opened but before Diede executed a contract with the city, defendant Monterey Mechanical Company (Monterey), a subcontractor Diede had listed in its bid pursuant to Public Contract Code 1 section 4104, informed Diede that its proposal contained a $300,000 mistake, that it would not honor the proposal, and that Diede should seek to be relieved of its bid to the city pursuant to sections 5101 and 5103. Diede nonetheless…
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