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CALMGOLF,INC.andCHARLESLANZETTA,)Defendants,)
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JOHNSONGOLFMANAGEMENT,INC.,Plaintiff,
v.
andTOWNOFDUXBURY,andNORTHHILL
ADVISORYCOMMITTEE,
consisting
of
MICHAELDOOLIN,
CHAIRMAN,
SCOTTW~I-IITCOMB,ROBERTM.MUSTARD,
JR.,
tv1ICHAEL
MARLBOROUGH,ANTHONYFLOREANO,MICHAELT.RUFO,THOMASK.GARRITY,RIel-lARDMANNING,W.JAMESFORD,andGORDONCUSHING(EXOFFICIO),Defendants/Thi
rd-
PartyPlaintiffs,
v.
ROBERTS.TROY,Third-PartyDefendant.
PILGRIMGOLF,
LLC,
Intervenor.
SUPERIORCOURTDEPARTMENTCIVILACTIONNO.08-04641
DEFENDANTTOWNOFDUXBURY'STHIRD-PARTYCOMPLAINTAGAINSTROBERTS.TROY
1.Defendant/Third-PartyPlaintiffTownofDuxbury(the"Town")bringsthisthird-partycomplaintagainstThird-PartyDefendantRobert
S.
Troy("Troy")forcontributionforandindemnificationagainstanyliabilitythattheTown
may
incurtoPlaintiffJohnsonGolfManagement,Inc.("JohnsonGolf')inthisactionandforotherdamages.
 
JURISDICTION2.ThisCourthasjurisdictiontohearthisclaimunderG.L.c.212,§4andtopermitimpleaderofthethird-partyunderMass.
R.
Civ.P.14(a).
PARTIES
3.TheTownisabodypoliticdulyincorporatedunderthelawsofMassachusettswithabusinessaddressat878TremontStreet,Duxbury,MA02332-4499.4.TroyisanattorneypracticingatTroyWallAssociates,90Route6A,Sandwich,MA02563-1866.Atallrelevanttimes,TroyservedasTownCounseltotheTown,andherepresentedtheTowninthisactionuntilMay2012.PLAINTIFF'SCLAIMSAGAINSTTHETOWN5.InitsAmendedComplaint,JohnsonGolfclaimsthattheTownimproperlyfailedtoaward
it
acontracttomanageapublicgolfcourseknownasNorthHillCountryClub("NorthHill")inviolationofG.L.c.30BandG.L.c.93A.Morespecifically:a.InSeptember2008,JohnsonGolfthemanagerofNorthHillunderapreviouscontract,submittedaproposa1inresponsetoarequestforproposalsbytheTownunderG.Lc.30BtomanageNorthHillforafive-yearterm2009-2013("RFPI").Itallegesthat
it
submittedthehighestpriceproposaloftheeligible,qualifiedproposersandshouldhavebeenawardedthecontract.
It
allegesthattheTownviolatedG.
L.
c.30BinrejectingallproposalsreceivedinresponsetoRFPI,includingJohnsonGolf's,b.InJanuary2009,JohnsonGolfsubmittedanotherproposalinresponsetoasecondrequestforproposalsbytheTownforNorthHill("RFPII").
It
allegesthatitagainsubmittedthehighestpriceproposaloftheeligible,qualifiedproposersandshouldhavebeen
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awardedthecontract.ItallegesthattheTownviolatedG.
1.
c.30BinawardingthecontracttoDefendantCALMGolf.
FACTS
6.TroyservedascounseltotheTownthroughouttheentirebiddingprocessforNorthHill.HeadvisedanddirectedTownofficials'actionsthroughoutthatprocess.7.In2008,attheoutsetofthebiddingprocess,RichardMacDonald,.DuxburyTownManagerandchiefbiddingofficer,instructed
Troy
tooverseethebiddingprocessforNorthHilltoensurethatitwasconductedinstrictcompliancewithallapplicablelawsandregulations.8.TroyrevieweddraftsofRFPIthatwerecompiled
by
GordonCushing,theTown'sRecreationDirector,andrecommendedamendments.Oneoftheamendmentsthathedraftedandrecommended,providingthat"comparablebusinessenterprises"wouldbeeligiblebiddersalongwithcompaniesthathadmanagedgolfcourses,basbeenafocusofJohnsonGolf'sclaimsthatRFPsIandIIviolatedG.L.c.30BandevidencethattheTownviolatedG.L.c.93A.9.InOctober2008,theTownreceivedfiveproposalsinresponsetoRFP
T,
includingonesfromJohnsonGolfand
CALM
Golf.
It
appointedthreeevaluatorstoevaluatethenon-pricepartsofthoseproposals.
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10.InNovember2008,Townofficialsreviewedtheevaluationsandnotedthattwooftheevaluatorsbadnotcompletedtheirnon-priceevaluationsproperly.Mr.MacDonaldsoughtTroy'sadvice
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thatissue.11.TroytoldMr.MacDonaldthathehadbeenadvisedbytheInspectorGeneral'sofficethattheTownshouldrejectalltheproposalsandstartover.BasedonTroy'sadvice,MacDonaldrejectedthoseproposalsandinstitutedanewprocesstoissueRFPII.12.InDecember2008,JohnsonGolfbroughtthisaction.
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