Legal Opinion
DeSilva Gates Construction, LP v. Department of Transportation
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 14, 2015No. C074521PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HOCH, J.
The Department of Transportation (CalTrans) and Papich Construction Company, Inc. (Papich), appeal from the trial court’s issuance of a writ of mandate to vacate the award of a public works contract to Papich. The trial court granted the writ on grounds CalTrans erroneously rejected a bid by DeSilva Gates Construction, LP (DeSilva), as nonresponsive, and erred by awarding the contract to Papich despite Papich’s failure to comply with a material requirement of the information for bids. On appeal, CalTrans and Papich argue DeSilva’s bid was nonresponsive because DeSilva…
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