Caglia Environmental v. City of Selma CA5

INTRODUCTION

Caglia Environmental LLC (Caglia), a waste management company, competed with other waste management companies for a contract to provide the City of Selma (City) with integrated waste management services. The exclusive right to negotiate the contract with City, and ultimately the contract itself, was awarded to another competitor, Mid-Valley Disposal, LLC (Mid-Valley). Caglia filed a combined petition for writ of mandate and complaint for damages and other relief against City and the City Council of the City of Selma (City Council) (collectively, City defendants) alleging, in part, that Caglia was the “lowest responsible bidder” for the contract and that City defendants were under a mandatory duty to award the contract to Caglia. Mid-Valley was added to the litigation as a real party in interest. City defendants and Mid-Valley (together, respondents) ultimately prevailed in the action after successfully demurring to Caglia’s First Amended Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (FAP) and Caglia’s Second Amended Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (SAP). On appeal,…