Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: May 31, 2017
Whether Respondent, Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”), notice of intent to award a contract to Intervenor, Blue Ray’z Heating and Air Conditioning, LLC (“Blue”), for maintenance, repair, installation, and replacement of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (“HVAC”) equipment and components located at various facilities along Florida’s Turnpike System, is contrary to DOT’s governing statutes, rules, or the bid specifications, and contrary to competition, clearly erroneous, or arbitrary and capricious.Bid was nonresponsive, material, and contrary to competition where it failed to demonstrate experience requirement of ITB. DOT's failure to consider experience requirement was arbitrary and capricious.
