GERARD CONSTRUCTION CO. v. CITY OF MANCHESTER

No. 80-224.

120 N.H. 391 (1980)

GERARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. & a. v. CITY OF MANCHESTER & a.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

June 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, of Manchester (James R. Muirhead orally), for the plaintiff.

Elmer T. Bourque, city solicitor, by brief and orally, for the defendant.

Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green, of Manchester (Henry B. Stebbins orally), for the intervenor, Charles Construction Company, Inc.


PER CURIAM.

The issue before us is whether a municipality may lawfully consider differences in proposed completion times in determining the lowest responsible bidder when the project specifications fail to clearly indicate either a completion date or that the length of construction time would be a determining factor in awarding the contract. We hold that under the circumstances of this case, a difference in proposed construction time is not an appropriate factor for...

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