Phipps Products Corp. v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

How courts have described this case

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• holding contract void where failure to follow proper bidding procedures resulted in only one bid being submitted
• voiding public contracts that did not meet statutory bidding requirements [which serve similar purpose as Pacheco Law], even where no harm shown
• court will not apply estoppel against public entities where to do so would negate requirements of laws protecting public interest
• contract was unenforceable where MBTA did not comply with statutory public bidding requirements
• “This court has been reluctant to apply principles of estoppel to public entities where to do so would negate requirements of law intended to protect the public interest”
• “Statutory bidding procedures are designed to prevent favoritism, to secure honest methods of letting contracts in the public interest, to obtain the most favorable price, and to treat all persons equally.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).