Platt Electric Supply, Inc. v. City of Seattle

Andersen, J.—

Facts op Case

Platt Electric Supply, Inc., submitted the lowest bid price-wise to supply the City of Seattle with the approximately $475,000 worth of electric light bulbs that it buys each year. The city purchasing agent, Mr. Tomi Terao, permitted one of Platt’s competitors to lower its bid price and then awarded it the contract as the “lowest and best bidder.” This litigation followed.

The testimony of the city purchasing agent, the defendant Terao, established the following. - .

The city purchasing agent’s office sent written invitations to bid to various suppliers soliciting…