Sewer cleaning corporation, who was invited by city to submitted bid for Department of Watershed Management sewer cleaning and pipeline assessment annual contract, brought action against city alleging breach of contract and promissory estoppel.
The trial court granted city’s motion to dismiss breach-of-contract claim and granted city’s motion for summary judgment, asserting that corporation could not meet its burden in showing promissory estoppel. Sewer cleaning corporation appealed.
The Court of Appeals held that corporation was precluded from bringing promissory estoppel claim against city.
Sewer cleaning corporation, who was invited by city to submitted bid for Department of Watershed Management sewer cleaning and pipeline assessment annual contract, was precluded from bringing promissory estoppel claim against city, although city council approved resolution authorizing mayor to enter into proposed agreement with corporation; there also needed to be approval by city attorney, execution by mayor, and attestation to by municipal clerk, and none of those requirements were met.