Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Executone of Northwest Ohio, Inc. v. Commissioners
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided July 3, 1984No. 82-1704PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
R.C. 807.90 provides, with respect to boards of county commissioners, in pertinent part:
“The award of all contracts subject to sections 307.86 to 307.92 of the Revised Code shall be made to the lowest and best bidder. * * * The contracting authority may reject all bids.”
In construing the language “lowest and best bidder,” the Court of Appeals for Clark County reasoned in Altschul v. Springfield (1933), 48 Ohio App. 356, 362 [1 O.O. 522], as follows:
“The statutes of this state as to most public work provided some years ago for the acceptance of only the lowest bid. That was subsequently…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Dayton, ex rel. Scandrick v. City of Dayton Mayor McGeeOhio Supreme Court · 1981
- Altschul v. City of SpringfieldOhio Court of Appeals · 1933
- State ex rel. Britton v. ScottOhio Supreme Court · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Christman v. SkinnerOhio Supreme Court · 1933
- Boger Contracting Corp. v. Board of CommissionersOhio Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Hanson v. Guernsey County Board of CommissionersOhio Supreme Court · 1992
- State ex rel. Gaylor, Inc. v. GoodenowOhio Supreme Court · 2010
- Leaseway Distribution Centers, Inc. v. Department of Administrative ServicesOhio Court of Appeals · 1988
- Wilson Bennett, Inc. v. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit AuthorityOhio Court of Appeals · 1990
- Hardrives Paving & Construction, Inc. v. City of NilesOhio Court of Appeals · 1994
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