In its April 2017 decision in United Services, Inc. v. City of Newark, the New Jersey Superior Court granted a temporary injunction against a tendering process for janitorial services. The plaintiff submitted a low bid that was $1 million lower than the next best bid. It launched a legal challenge after the municipality decided to cancel and retender the contract. The plaintiff argued that public interest issues were at stake. It alleged that the municipality wanted to award the contract to a competing unionized bidder since the union had contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the recent election campaigns of municipal officials. The appeal court granted the injunction.
