PETRICCA CONSTRUCTION CO. v. COMMONWEALTH

No. 93-P-75.

37 Mass. App. Ct. 392 (1994)

640 N.E.2d 780

PETRICCA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY vs. COMMONWEALTH.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

October 5, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Spignesi for the plaintiff.

Christopher W. Morog, Assistant Attorney General, for the Commonwealth.

Charles E. Schaub, Jr., & Christopher J. Petrini, for Utility Contractors Association of New England, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

John D. O'Reilly, III, for Construction Industries of Massachusetts, Inc., amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: BROWN, PERRETTA, & GREENBERG, JJ.


GREENBERG, J.

In Modern Continental Constr. Co. v. Lowell, 391 Mass. 829, 840 (1984), the court, examining G.L.c. 30, § 39M,1 and G.L.c. 149, §§ 44A-44H, stated that "the purpose of competitive bidding statutes is not only to ensure that the awarding authority obtain the lowest price among responsible contractors, but also to establish an open and honest procedure for competition...

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