Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Oct. 28, 2003
The issues to be resolved in this proceeding concern whether the Petitioner, D. J. Haycook Construction Company (Haycook) was the lowest responsive bidder for an elementary school procurement project known as Elementary School "X," let by the Volusia County School Board and whether the Petitioner should have been awarded the contract.Petitioner showed method of evaluation of bids amounted to Respondent departing from specifications in an arbitrary way, which was erroneous as a matter of law and fact. Petitioner demonstrated that it was the lowest, best, and responsive bid.