Prime Contractors, Inc. v. City of Girard

Christley, Presiding Judge.

This appeal has been taken from a final judgment of the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas. Appellant, Prime Contractors, Inc., seeks the reversal of the court’s denial of its request to permanently enjoin appellee, the city of Girard, from entering into a public works contract with Gennaro Pavers.

Appellee is a municipality located in Trumbull County, Ohio. In late 1992, city officials determined that a stretch of road within its jurisdiction, approximately one mile in length, needed to be repaved. Upon receiving financing from the Ohio Public Works Commission,…