The firm’s client was low bidder for the $56 million Caltrans project to construct portions of California Route 76. Caltrans rejected the bid based on the notion that the bid lacked sufficient documentation of Good Faith Efforts to reach out to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). The firm prepared a comprehensive response to the rejection detailing how the Good Faith Effort documentation submitted by the firm’s client exceeded the legal minimum. Following a hearing, Caltrans changed its position and accepted the bid of the firm’s client.
Counsel: P. Randolph Finch Jr.