Broward FL Administrative law, Government contracts and Liti -- eLawyers

01-001169BID SPEC, INC. vs DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (2001)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Mar. 26, 2001

Whether Petitioner's protest challenging the Department of Transportation's Notice of Intent to Award Contract No. E-6A14, FIN Project No. 251999-1-32-01/251999-1-52-01, to A-1 Duran Roofing, Inc., should be sustained in whole or in part.Department of Transportation followed appropriate procedures in soliciting bids for the construction of a new roof on its District VI warehouse.

01-001099F TELECOM RESPONSE, INC. vs DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES (2001)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Mar. 16, 2001

The issue presented is whether TRI should be awarded attorney's fees and costs pursuant to the Florida Equal Access to Justice Act (FEAJA), Section 57.111(4)(a), Florida Statutes.Department was substantially justified in initially rejecting Telecom bid as non-responsive. Therefore, fees and costs not awarded.

00-003439BID TELECOM RESPONSE, INC. vs DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES (2000)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 14, 2000

Whether the Department of Management Services' (Department) intent to award the contract pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB), Bid Number 33-840-980-E, to Frebon International Corporation, (FREBON), the second low bidder by price discount, and to reject the bid offered by Telecom Response, Inc. (TELECOM or TRI), the low bidder by price discount, was contrary to the Department's governing statutes, rules, policies, or the ITB? Further, whether the Department's proposed action was clearly erroneous, contrary to competition, arbitrary, or capricious? See Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes.Bid protest award of telecommunication equipment contract to second lowest bidder. Lowest bidder, by percentage discount, found non-responsive. Bid awarded to sole responsive bidder single bid negotiated."

99-002277BID QUINN CONSTRUCTION, INC. vs DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (1999)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: May 20, 1999

The issue in this proceeding is whether the proposed award of a contract to PCL Civil Contractors, Inc. ("PCL"), for the rehabilitation of the Jewfish Creek Bridge in Monroe County, Florida violates Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes (1997). (All chapter and section references are to Florida Statutes (1997) unless otherwise stated.)Agency proposed evaluation of Petitioner`s (low bidder) good faith efforts to comply with applicable disadvantaged business enterprise goals is contrary to applicable rules and officially stated agency policies and clearly erroneous.

97-003309BID BEACH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. vs DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (1997)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jul. 18, 1997

Is the Department of Corrections' proposed award of Project SK-25-WW to Shaw Construction and Management Services, Inc., contrary to the Department's governing statutes, rules or policies, or the bid or proposal specifications?Failure of lowest bidder to attend pre-BID conference was a minor irregularity which could be waived by Department. Lowest bidder was responsive.

97-001506BID ELBECO, INC. vs DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (1997)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Apr. 02, 1997

Whether the Department of Corrections acted fraudulently, arbitrarily, illegally, or dishonestly, thus subverting the purposes of the bid statute by deciding to reject all bids submitted in response to invitation to bid number 97-DC-7048? Whether the Department of Corrections, after initiating a competitive bid process for the purchase of commodities under Section 287 et seq. Florida Statutes, is permitted to award the contract for the purchase of the commodities to PRIDE under Section 946.515, Florida Statutes, without regard for the requirements of the bid statute, Section 287 et seq. Florida Statutes? Whether the Department of Corrections violated the purposes of the bid statute by commencing and continuing negotiations with PRIDE regarding the uniform shirts that were the subject of invitation to bid number, 97-DC-7048, after the rejection of all bids submitted in response to the Invitation To Bid (ITB)?Petitioner showed Respondent improperly rejected all BIDs and refused to reissue Invitation to BID (ITB).

96-005831BID JACOBS ASSOCIATES, INC. vs DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (1996)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Dec. 11, 1996

Whether the Department of Corrections’ proposed award of RFP Number 96-DC-6902 to Cini-Little International, Inc. (Cini- Little) is contrary to the agency’s governing statutes, the agency’s rules or policies, or the bid or proposals specifications. Specifically, whether Cini-Little's proposal was responsive to material provisions in the request for proposal.Agency's failure to apply mandatory provisions of Request For Proposal (RFP) and reject proposal found to be "clearly erroneous" and recommended to find proposal non-responsive.

96-004762BID LONNIE JACKSON REVOCABLE TRUST vs DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (1996)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Oct. 10, 1996

Whether the Department of Corrections (Department) should sustain Petitioner's challenge to the Department's decision to reject all proposals (including Petitioner's) submitted in response to the Department's request for proposals for Lease No. 700:0754?Agency's rejection of all bids, including Petitioner's, was not arbitrary. Space offered by Petitioner did not meet size requirements of specs.

95-005803BID MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS vs DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (1995)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Dec. 01, 1995

Whether the Department of Corrections acted arbitrarily, illegally, fraudulently, or dishonestly in the intent to award the contract for RFP No. 95- CO-6740 to Zanco Personnel Resources and Consulting Services.Petitioner failed to prove that respondent acted arbitrarily, illegally, fraudulently or dishonestly in the bidding process.

Daniel Te Young