Cleveland Construction, Inc. v. City of Cincinnati

{¶ 1} This discretionary appeal was accepted on the issues of whether an unsuccessful bidder may have a constitutionally protected property interest in a public contract and whether it may assert damages for lost profits in an action alleging violation of its procedural due process rights under Section 1983, Title 42, U.S.Code. We hold that because appellant, city of Cincinnati, did not abuse its discretion in failing to award the drywall contract to appellee, Cleveland Construction, Inc., no property interest in the contract ever existed; without a property interest, there is no due process…