Legal Opinion
Brayman Construction Corp. v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 22, 2011PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
In this direct appeal, we address whether the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) may use innovative “best value” and “short listing” methods to solicit and select among bids for highway construction projects.
I
In 2008, PennDOT decided to rebuild two bridges, one eastbound and one westbound, carrying Interstate 90 over Six Mile Creek in Erie County (the “Erie County Project”). The existing structures are steel-deck truss bridges, the same general type of construction involved in the fatal bridge collapse in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007. The Erie County…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Small v. HornSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
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