Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Aug. 07, 1995
The issues in this case are whether Respondent is an agency subject to the requirements of Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, and, if so, whether the Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 1991 edition, is a rule within the meaning of 120.52(16), Florida Statutes, when incorporated into two construction contracts between Petitioner and Respondent; and whether a July 11, 1995, letter from Respondent to Petitioner regarding a suspension or disqualification hearing is a rule within the meaning of 120.52(16).Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority is state agency because it has authority to condemn land to build in 2 counties. Letter with procedural rules for disqualifying hearing invalid.