Louchheim v. Philadelphia

Citations

• 218 Pa. 100
• 66 A. 1121
• 1907 Pa. LEXIS 460

Syllabus

<p>Municipalities — Municipal contracts — Competitive bidding — Act of May 23, 1874, P. L. 230.</p> <p>Private negotiations between municipal authorities and a successful bidder for a city contract, through which the terms and conditions of the competitive bids are so modified and changed that the successful bidder becomes in fact the lowest bidder, are not within the spirit and purpose of the Act of May 23, 1874, P. L. 230. The proper method for the municipal authorities to pursue, if convinced that the best interests of the city demand it, is to set aside all of the bids, re-advertise and secure another open competitive bidding, when all of the bidders will be on an exact equality.</p>