Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Sep. 24, 2019
The issue in this administrative proceeding is whether the Florida Department of Transportation’s ("DOT" or "the Department") denial of Petitioner’s, Network Engineering Services, Inc. d/b/a Bolton Perez & Associates ("BPA"), 2019 application for qualification pursuant to section 337.105, Florida Statutes, and Florida Administrative Code Chapter 14-75, was for good cause due to Petitioner’s participation in the construction of the Florida International University ("FIU") City Prosperity Project ("FIU Bridge project").DOT's reliance on the OSHA report and NTSB's investigation into the FIU bridge collapse was insufficient "good cause" to deny BPA's request for qualification for 2019. DOT failed to demonstrate BPA failed to exercise independent judgment as a CEI.
