R & J Sheet Metal v. Joseph Karscig CA2/1

BACKGROUND

A. The Project In 2013, the City solicited bids for the construction of two buildings at the Port of Long Beach (the Project). W.E. O’Neil Construction Co. of California (WEO) was the general contractor that was awarded the Project. WEO selected R&J as the subcontractor for the furnishing and installation of sheet metal. WEO and R&J entered into the subcontract on September 30, 2013. The Project called for sheet metal column covers and panels and specified that these materials were to be covered by a standard two-year manufacturer’s warranty against material defects and a special panel finish warranty of 20 years. The Project specifications also provided that Centria Architectural Systems (Centria) was an acceptable manufacturer of these materials. ASI is an authorized distributor of Centria products. B. The Bidding Process In response to a request from R&J, ASI submitted its first bid on April 25, 2013. Because the initial bid included engineering services, which R&J did not require, R&J requested a bid for only the materials, which ASI provided on September 20, 2013. The total bid price was approximately $225,000. This bid included bold text on the second page…