Edmundson v. Pittsburgh School District

Citations

• 248 Pa. 559
• 94 A. 248
• 1915 Pa. LEXIS 610

Syllabus

<p>Municipalities — Contracts — Competitive bidding — Time for completion — School code — Act of May 18, 1911, P. L. 809.</p> <p>1. In order that bidders on a public building may put in their bids upon a common basis, or from a common standard, -they should be informed, by the advertisement or the specifications on file, of (1) the quantity or amount of the work or supplies, whenever it can be specified; (2) the time within which the work is to be finished or the supplies furnished; (3) the manner in which the work is to be done; (4) the quality of the materials, if any, to be furnished; and (5) any other matter necessary to enable bidders to bid intelligently.</p> <p>2. Where the specifications for the erection of a public school building let under the provisions of the Act of May 18, 1911, P. L. 309, contain no notice as to the time for completing the contract and each bidder specified his own time there was no common basis upon which the bids could be computed. The letting was therefore illegal and upon bill in equity by a taxpayer, the erection of the building was restrained.</p>