Lichtenberg Constr. & Dev., Inc. v. Paul W. Wilson, Inc

In Lichtenberg Constr. & Dev., Inc. v. Paul W. Wilson, Inc. (Mar. 10, 2000), 1st Dist. No. C-990533, 2000 Ohio App, on March 17, 1998, the subcontractor, Wilson, made a bid to the general contractor, Lichtenberg, and Lichtenberg used Wilson's bid in submitting its own bid. On April 29, 1998, Lichtenberg received a signed general contract, and, on April 29 or 30, 1998, Lichtenberg orally informed Wilson that it intended to enter into a subcontract with Wilson. On May 4, 1998, Lichtenberg sent Wilson a subcontract, which Wilson refused to execute because it contained disagreeable terms. The trial court concluded that Wilson was not obligated to honor its bid because Lichtenberg did not give Wilson timely notice that it intended to use Wilson as its subcontractor. The appellate court reversed after considering the timeliness of Lichtenberg's notice to Wilson and the reasonableness of Lichtenberg's proposed terms.