Disappointed Bidder Did Not Challenge Decision Promptly Enough

A disappointed bidder did not seek injunctive relief promptly after learning of the public project owner’s intent to award the contract to a competitor. Consequently, even if the owner violated the procurement statutes, the disappointed bidder was not entitled to recover money damages in the form of bid preparation costs.

The Construction Claims Advisor summary of this case is available to ConstructionPro Network members and includes:

• The citation for the case (case name, case number, and date filed)
• An overview of the case
• Background information about the case
• A summary of the ruling
• A summary of the court’s conclusion and the resulting outcome
• Editor's commentary
• A link to the complete PDF copy of the original opinion