On September 6, 1983, the city of Richmond solicited bids to install plumbing fixtures at its jail and denied a bid from the J.A. Croson Company due to not meeting a minority contractor set-aside requirement. This decision was later found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in the City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. case in 1989, but no specific ruling or details on this particular incident are provided in the article. The key detail is that the city's action led to a significant court case.
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The City of Richmond solicited bids for installing plumbing fixtures at the city jail.
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City → solicit → jail
The J.A. Croson Company's bid was denied because it did not meet the "set-aside requirement" for minority contractors.
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it → deny → contractors
The Supreme Court declared this decision unconstitutional in City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. (1989).
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decision → declare → Richmond
