Rollings Construction, Inc. v. Tulsa Metropolitan Water Authority

SUMMERS, Justice.

The low bidder for a public construction contract sought injunction and mandamus when the contracting authority accepted the second lowest bid. The trial court held that the issuance of a “Contractor’s Pre-qualification Certificate” pursuant to city ordinance does not per se deprive the contracting authority of its discretion in awarding the bid to the “lowest responsible” bidder under the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974, 61 O.S.1981 § 101 et seq., and refused the relief requested.

We affirm.

There are no controverted facts. The City of Tulsa has adopted ordinances…