Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Nov. 09, 2006
The issues in this bid protest are whether Intervenor's bid was nonresponsive because Intervenor, a corporation formed in 2005, lacks the required five years' experience in the tree trimming business; and, if so, whether Respondent's preliminary decision to award Intervenor the contract at issue was clearly erroneous, arbitrary or capricious, or contrary to competition.Respondent`s decision to award a contract for tree trimming services to a corporation lacking five years` experience was erroneous or contrary to competition; both bids, the contract recipient and protester were nonresponsive. Each should be rejected.
