Matter of Daniel J. Lynch, Inc. v. Board of Educ. of the Me.-Endwell Cent. Sch. Dist.

── Matter of Daniel J. Lynch, Inc. v. Board of Educ. of the Me.-Endwell Cent. Sch. Dist. ── Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York Date: May 21, 2026 Category: General <div>Matter of Daniel J. Lynch, Inc. v Board of Educ. of the Me.-Endwell Cent. Sch. Dist. - 2026 NY Slip Op 03209 <div> skip to main content </div> <div> <p>It appears you are using Adblock. Please disable Adblock to best experience our website.</p> </div> <div> <header> <div> <img src="/reporter/images/nys-logo-white.svg" alt=""> </div> <div> <span title="Law Reporting Bureau Home Page">Law Reporting <br>Bureau <span></span></span> <span>Thomas J.K. Smith, State Reporter</span> <nav> Court Decisions Resources About </nav> </div> <div> <img src="/reporter/images/lrb-seal.png" alt=""> </div> </header> </div> <nav> <ol> <li>Home</li> <li>All Court Decisions</li> <li>Decisions</li> </ol> </nav> <div> <div> <h1>Matter of Daniel J. Lynch, Inc. v Board of Educ. of the Me.-Endwell Cent. Sch. Dist.</h1> <p>2026 NY Slip Op 03209</p> <p>May 21, 2026</p> <p>Appellate Division, Third Department</p> <p>Ceresia, J.</p> <p>Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.</p> <p>This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.</p> </div> <div> <p>In the Matter of Daniel J. Lynch, Inc., et al., Respondents,</p> <p>v</p> <p>Board of Education of the Maine-Endwell Central School District et al., Appellants.</p> </div> <p>Decided and Entered:May 21, 2026</p> <p>CV-25-0422</p> <p>Calendar Date: March 23, 2026</p> <p>Before: Clark, J.P., Ceresia, Fisher, Powers And Corcoran, JJ.</p> <div> <p>Alario &amp; Fischer, PC, Manlius (Harris Lindenfeld of counsel), for Board of Education of the Maine-Endwell Central School District and another, appellants.</p> <p>Barclay Damon, LLP, Buffalo (James P. Domagalski of counsel), for Smith Site Development, LLC, appellant.</p> <p>Hinman, Howard &amp; Kattell, LLP, Binghamton (Paul T. Sheppard of counsel), for respondents.</p> <p>Couch White, LLP, Albany (Joel M. Howard III of counsel), for Associated General Contractors of New York, LLC, amicus curiae.</p> <p>Archer, Byington, Glennon &amp; Levine, LLP, Melville (James W. Versocki of counsel), for The New York State Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust, amicus curiae.</p> <p>Sheats &amp; Bailey, PLLC, Liverpool (Edward J. Sheats of counsel), for Building Industry Employers of New York State, amicus curiae.</p> <p>McCarter &amp; English, LLP, New York City (Brian W. Carroll of counsel), for FieldTurf USA Inc., amicus curiae.</p> <p>Fox Rothschild LLP, New York City (Sarah B. Biser of counsel), for Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. and another, amici curiae.</p> <p>New York State School Boards Association, Inc., Latham (Pilar Sokol of counsel), for New York State School Boards Association, Inc. and others, amici curiae.</p> </div> <span>[*1]</span> <p>Ceresia, J.</p> <p>Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Oliver Blaise III, J.), entered February 13, 2025 in Broome County, which partially granted petitioners' application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to, among other things, annul a contract for violation of competitive bidding requirements under the General Municipal Law.</p> <p>In December 2022, voters approved a bond referendum to support a multiyear, multiphase capital project involving various buildings and facilities of respondent Maine-Endwell Central School District, which is governed by respondent Board of Education of the Maine-Endwell Central School District (hereinafter collectively referred to as the district). Phase one of the project replacement of a sewer line and parking lot at the district's high school was completed in the summer of 2023 by respondent Smith Site Development, LLC. The district was pleased with Smith's work and began exploring the possibility of using S