Double Eagle Golf, Inc. v. City of Portland

The issue in this case is whether ORS 279.029(1), which requires that a “public contracting agency shall award [a] contract to the lowest responsible bidder,” applies to a public contracting agency’s award of a concession contract of the kind involved in this case. We hold that it does not.

Plaintiff, Double Eagle Golf, Inc., brought this action in the circuit court against the City of Portland (City) 1 under ORS 279.067, 2 claiming that the City had violated ORS 279.029 when it accepted another company’s bid to operate the concessions at a municipal golf course. 3 Both plaintiff and the City…