Hanisco v. Township of Warminster

DISSENTING OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Respectfully, I dissent. The two-year extension of the waste services contract between the Township of Warminster (Township) and Solid Waste Services, Inc. d/b/a J.P. Mascaro & Sons (Mascaro) did not trigger another round of competitive bidding requirements when the contractor, the low bidder, agreed to further reduce its low-bid price during the extension period. This is because, as the trial court *127concluded, the extension was a term addressed in the original bidding procedure. Further, because the amendment did not affect the scope or type of services…