Suffolk Roadways, Inc. v. Minuse

This is an article 78 proceeding to review and vacate the award of a contract for work to be performed in the replacement- of asphalt and bituminous shoulders on municipal highways. The petition is dismissed.

The petitioner asserts that it was the low bidder for so-called Group I Plants, but that the contract was awarded to a higher bidder in violation of section 1088 of the Public Authorities Law. Petitioner argues that of the total number of unit bids submitted by each bidder, it submitted more low bids than did the successful bidder. That may be true, but by using respondent’s method of…