Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: May 24, 1999
Was it appropriate for the University of North Florida (the University) to award the contract in its Invitation to Bid, Bid No. 99-12P (the ITB), to Corporate Express, Inc. (Corporate Express), the second low bidder by price? This decision was made having rejected the bid by Center Printing, Inc. (Center Printing), the low bidder by price. See Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes.Low bidder by price was not responsive to the bid. The contract was awarded to the second lowest bidder.
