Chapin Government Contract Lawyer, Illinois

... In doing so, the court reiterated its opinion that in order to have standing to challenge the improper award of a subcontract on a government contract, a subcontractor must allege that it bid on the contract or failed to do so because it believed such a bid to be an exercise in futility ...

... disclosure of the superintendent's employment contract is required under article VIII, section 1(c), of the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const. 1970, art. VIII, § 1(c) ("Reports and records of the obligation, receipt and use of public funds of the State, units of local government and school ...

... It follows that the cause of action for an implied contract of indemnity does not accrue until the defendant has a judgment entered against him or until he settles ... This is because laches could impair the functioning of the government, which, in turn, would adversely affect the public ...