TORMEE CONST., INC. v. MERCER COUNTY IMP. AUTH.


143 N.J. 143 (1996)

669 A.2d 1369

TORMEE CONSTRUCTION, INC., A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY; NEW JERSEY CHAPTER, ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS, INC., A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY; UTILITY & TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY, INC., A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY; THOMAS EMICK, INDIVIDUALLY; AND JOSEPH D. LANDOLFI, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. MERCER COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY, A BODY POLITIC OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND THE COUNTY OF MERCER, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided September 20, 1995.

Opinion Released February 6, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven E. Brawer argued the cause for appellants (Ravin Sarasohn Cook Baumgarten Fisch & Rosen, attorneys).

Anthony M. Massi and James R. Zazzali argued the cause for respondent (Paglione & Massi and Zazzali, Zazzali, Fagella & Nowak, attorneys; Mr. Massi and Kevin H. Main, on the briefs).

Frederick J. Rohloff submitted a brief for amici curiae Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., and Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (Archer & Greiner, attorneys; Mr. Rohloff, John C. Connell, and Louis L. Chodoff, on the brief).

Albert G. Kroll submitted a brief for amicus curiae New Jersey State AFL-CIO (Kroll & Gaechter, attorneys).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by POLLOCK, J.

In George Harms Construction Co. v. New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 137 N.J. 8, 644 A.2d 76 (1994) (Harms), we declared invalid, as inconsistent with public-bidding statutes, the designation of a particular labor organization as the sole source of labor for a public-construction project. On the facts of the present case, we likewise...

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