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Triple A Contractors, Inc. v. Rural Water District No. 4, Neosho County
Facts
On March 4, 1976, Rural Water District No. 4, Neosho County, Kansas (Defendant) issued an invitation for bids for the construction of a water distribution and storage system. In order to guarantee that the selected contractor entered into a construction contract, Defendant required that contractors submit bids with a bid bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid. On March 24, 1976, the bids were opened. Triple A Contractors, Inc. (Plaintiff) had submitted the lowest bid for $812,753. This bid was $169,079.50 lower than the second lowest bid. Plaintiff’s bid was low enough that both parties suspected an error had occurred. On March 27, 1976, Plaintiff discovered a clerical error. On March 29, 1976, Plaintiff informed Defendant’s engineer of the error. On March 31, 1976, Plaintiff sent a letter requesting that Defendant allow Plaintiff to withdraw its bid. On April 21, 1976, Defendant’s board voted to accept Plaintiff’s bid. Plaintiff rejected the contract and sued seeking a cancellation of its bid and its bid bond. The district court held that Plaintiff’s unilateral mistake would not excuse Plaintiff’s nonperformance of the bid contract and denied Plaintiff’s petition. Plaintiff appealed.
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