The firm’s client was the low bidder for a state highway project in California. The second bidder challenged the bid for listing different subcontractor participation percentages. After the awarding state agency overruled the protest and awarded the contract to the firm’s client.
The second bidder filed a lawsuit seeking a writ of mandate.
The firm successfully persuaded the court to hear the matter on an expedited schedule so a decision could be obtained before construction work started. After a writ of mandate trial by briefs, the judge upheld the award to the firm’s client.
Counsel: P. Randolph Finch Jr., Jason R. Thornton, and Scott M. Bennett