Civil Litigation,
Corporate,
Construction,
California Supreme Court
Feb. 13, 2018
Intentional interference claims and losing bidders
What about after a contract is awarded? Is there a remedy available to unsuccessful bidders after an apparent low bidder is awarded a contract and, if so, is that remedy a claim for intentional interference with prospective economic advantage?
Garret D. Murai
Partner
Nomos LLP
Garret is the editor of the California Construction Law Blog at www.calconstructionlawblog.com.
CONSTRUCTION CORNER
In California, most public works projects are subject to the state's competitive bidding laws which require that interested contractors submit bids for the project and, from these bids, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder is awarded the contract.
Unsuccessful bidders can file a bid protest if they contend that an apparent low bidder's bid is either non-responsive (i.e., the bid is...
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