Telephone Associates, Inc. v. St. Louis County Board

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• holding that mere creation of an opportunity for fraud and collusion cannot be tolerated even when there is no evidence of it
• stating that the general rule is that an unsuccessful bidder is not entitled to damages
• explaining that although a change in costs may seem minor, “in a sharply competitive bidding situation, contract awards are often determined by slight differences”
• permitting recovery of costs incurred in preparing bid including reasonable attorney fees under promissory estoppel theory, for purpose of encouraging “proper challenges to the bid-letting process” without making such plaintiff “bear the expense of its actions”
• allowing municipal officials to insert a dollar amount in place of a nonresponsive answer in a bid proposal creates an opportunity for fraud and collusion and cannot be tolerated even when there is no evidence of fraud or collusion

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