lowest responsible bidder
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A bidder on a public contract to be selected by the officers with the exercise of sound discretion, not necessarily the lowest bidder in dollars, but just as clearly not the highest bidder. McIntosh Road Materials Co. v Woolworth, 365 Pa 190, 74 A2d 384.
A municipality may exercise a reasonable discretion in determining the lowest responsible bidder on items of equipment not capable of precise specifications and, in so doing, may consider, in addition to the bid price, substantial differences in quality, suitability, and adaptability of the equipment for the intended use. Otter Tail Power Co. v Elbow Lake, 234 Minn 419, 49 NW2d 197, 27 ALR2d 906.
See responsible bidder.
Ballentine's law dictionary.
Anderson, W.S..
1998.
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