I & R Mechanical, Inc. v. Hazelton Manufacturing Co.

In this case we consider whether an unsolicited written quote for three “Mills” boilers — which the defendant Hazelton Manufacturing Co. (Hazelton), a wholesale supplier of heating and cooling equipment, sent by facsimile transmission to plaintiff I & R Mechanical, Inc. (I & R), a subcontractor — rose to the level of a firm offer and, ultimately, a binding contract between the two after I & R relied on the quote in submitting a subbid for related work on a public school building project in Dartmouth. Relying on Cannavino & Shea, Inc. v. *453Water Works Supply Corp., 361 Mass. 363, 366 (1972), and…