Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Latest Update: Jul. 13, 1983
Whether Petitioners' request to negotiate or competitively bid for a concession for amusement devices at service areas on the Florida Turnpike should be granted, pursuant to Section 340.091, Florida Statutes. This proceeding arose as a result of Respondent Department of Transportation's denial of the request of Petitioners Florida Sunshine Parkway Citrus, Inc. and Joe A. Chambliss to negotiate or competitively bid for a concession to install and operate video amusement machines at the various service plazas of the Florida Turnpike. Sunshine Parkway Restaurants, Inc. petitioned for leave to intervene in the proceedings and was granted status as an intervenor. Posthearing submissions by the parties in the form of proposed recommended orders have been fully considered, and those portions thereof not adopted herein are considered to be either unnecessary, irrelevant, or unsupported in law or fact.Petition to have award of vending machine operations in turnpike service plaza be subjected to competitive bidding process denied.
