The firm’s client was the second-low bidder on an Interstate 5 rehabilitation project (Engineer’s Estimate $38 million). The firm identified defects in the low bidder’s subcontractor listing and prepared a protest to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) seeking award of the project to the firm’s client. The low bidder disputed its subcontractor listing contained a defect and requested Caltrans waive the defect if it concluded otherwise. The firm responded, detailing for Caltrans how California law and Caltrans’ precedent precluded a waiver. Caltrans agreed, rejecting the low bid and awarding the I-5 rehabilitation to the firm’s client.
Counsel: P. Randolph Finch Jr.