Legal Opinion
Ghilotti Construction Co. v. City of Richmond
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 22, 1996No. A071235PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PARRILLI, J.
In this case we hold that a public entity may waive inconsequential deviations from contract specifications in a public contract bid. To be considered inconsequential, a deviation must neither give the bidder an unfair competitive advantage nor otherwise defeat the goals of insuring economy and preventing corruption in the public contracting process.
Appellant Ghilotti Construction Company (GCC), the second lowest bidder on a contract for a road construction project in respondent City of Richmond (the City), petitioned the trial court for a writ of mandate or prohibition to…
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