National Electrical Contractors Association V. Seattle School District No. 1

Seattle School District No. 1, confronted with the imperative need for a new electrical switchboard at its Edison Vocational School, advertised for bids for the furnishing of the switchboard. May 29, 1963, the contract was awarded to North Coast Electric Company on its bid of $10,600. The School District had already decided to perform the necessary installation work through its own maintenance department*fn1 without advertising for bids for such installation. On July 29, 1963, it commenced work on the installation.