Below are discussion posts from a business law course. Please reply with a short response to each of them.

Post #1

I do not believe that Amstel and Dubin had a legally enforceable contract? The reason I don't think there is a contract is that there was no acceptance of the offer. Dubin requested bids (written) and Amstel responded to the bid with a proposal only. After the proposal was received there was a discussion about substitution for superior products following the decision not to proceed. If there was a contract, there would be an identification of the parties involved, the scope of work or services, payment, and performance information recognized by both parties.

Post #2

Amstel's proposal, I think, first met the standards of an offering but not really a contract. It's really unclear if the standards of an offer were satisfied just after examination of various documents since it does not say that Amstel responded to Durbin on his response. Despite the fact that this was not a distinct offering, there was no official confirmation. With what we understand, there was really no documented contract seen between them specifying all of the parameters of the deal.