52 Ala. App. 674 - Mathis v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. ““The appellant, a construction contractor, and the Mobile County School Board entered into a contract for the renovation and repair of kitchen facilities at four Mobile County schools to be done in the 1969 summer vacation. Because of the short time available for completion, the Board awarded the contract without competitive bidding under the ‘emergency’ provision of the competitive bid law. “Inasmuch as new equipment was required along with the renovation, the Board authorized its staff to obtain bids on new kitchen equipment ... It is appellant’s conduct in regard to the equipment bidding and purchase that is the subject of this appeal. “The State introduced evidence tending to show that appellant and an alleged accomplice (an employee of the School Board) approached two commercial kitchen equipment suppliers and requested bids for needed equipment. Appellant allegedly led the equipment suppliers to believe that bids were to be made to him as the general contractor and directed both suppliers to add sums to their bids roughly representing appellant’s claimed overhead and profit. These bids were opened in appellant’s office. “The accomplice then presented the upwardly revised bids to the School Board without advising the Board of the padding. The equipment contract was awarded to Mobile Fixture and Equipment Company with a low bid of $99,511.26. Officials of Mobile Fixture testified that their bid before the additions for appellant’s ‘overhead and profit’ was $86,595.00. Aft”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mathis v. State