Legal Opinion
Roblin Hope Industries, Inc. v. J. A. Sullivan Corp.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 12, 1978PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Roblin Hope Industries, Inc. (Hope), brought an action against the Bureau of Building Construction (BBC), The William Bayley Company (Bayley), and J. A. Sullivan Corporation (Sullivan), the general contractor for construction of a classroom building at Southeastern Massachusetts University, claiming that Sullivan’s rejection of it as subcontractor for metal windows in favor of Bayley was in violation of G. L. c. 149, §§ 44A-44L.
Under G. L. c. 149, §§ 44C and 44F, each general bid must contain a list of subbids for specified types of work. Sullivan in its general bid listed itself as subbidder…
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