Contractor Sues University of Oklahoma, Claims Violation of Competitive Bidding Act

HME, a Kansas-based company, is claiming the University of Oklahoma (OU) and Flintco, the general contractor for the renovation and expansion of the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, violated Oklahoma's Public Competitive Bidding Act when they awarded the bid to W&W Steel. If a Cleveland County judge grants the motion for a temporary injunction the university, Flintco and W&W could be immediately restrained from proceeding with performance of the contract.

HME was the original low bidder on the project, but Flintco and the university then notified HME they intended to remove a portion of the project. Removing that portion then made W&W the lowest bidder for structural steel and erection. HME believes the intent to remove portions of work violated the competitive bidding act.

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