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MURPHY & SONS, INC. v. BD. OF SUP'RS

No. 2011-CA-01899-COA.

122 So.3d 87 (2013)

MURPHY & SONS, INC. and Panola Construction Co., Inc., Appellants v. DESOTO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 2013.

Certiorari Denied September 26, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Stephen Williams , Jackson, Benjamin David Murphy , John Scott Magee , Jackson, attorneys for appellants.

Anthony E. Nowak , Robert E. Quimby , attorneys for appellee.

Before ROBERTS, MAXWELL and FAIR, JJ.

ROBERTS, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Today's case requires us to carefully consider the distinction between responsible bidders and responsive bids in the public-construction-contract arena. In general parlance, a responsible bidder is one who meets the appropriate and lawful qualifications to bid on the invitation. A responsive bid, on the other hand, is a bid that appropriately responds to the specifications of the invitation. Panola Construction Co., Inc. (Panola...

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