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GILLY VENDING, INC. vs BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE, 15-006955BID (2015)

Court: Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 15-006955BID Visitors: 20
Petitioner: GILLY VENDING, INC.
Respondent: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE
Judges: ROBERT L. KILBRIDE
Agency: Universities and Colleges
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Dec. 08, 2015
Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Wednesday, April 6, 2016.

Latest Update: Sep. 26, 2016
Summary: Whether Respondent's intended decision to award a vending services contract to Compass Group USA, Inc., d/b/a Canteen Vending Services, is clearly erroneous, contrary to competition, arbitrary, or capricious. Also at issue is whether Respondent's intended decision is void or must be set aside due to alleged violations of Florida's Sunshine Law during the procurement process.Petitioner failed to prove that the procurement process for vending services utilized by the Respondent violated the law, a
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STATE OF FLORIDA

DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS


GILLY VENDING, INC., Case No.: 15-6955BID


Petitioner,


v.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE,


Respondent.


COMPASS GROUP USA, INC.,


Intervenor

/


NOTICE OF FILING FINAL ORDER


Respondent, Board of Trustees of Miami Dade College, hereby files the attached Final Order, entered on May 5, 2016, in the above-styled matter.


Filed May 16, 2016 3:12 PM Division of Administrative Hearings


CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE


I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true copy of the foregoing has served by E-Mail to Miguel De Grandy, Esq., Miguel.degrandy@hklaw.com, and Daniel Hanlon, Esq.,

daniel.hanlon@hklaw.com, Holland & Knight, LLP, 701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3000, Miami,


FL 33131, Attorneys for Petitioner; Scott S. Cairns, Esq., scairns@mcguirewoods.com, Joshua


D. Davey, Esq., JDavey@mcguirewoods.com, Warren R. Kent, Esq.,


KWarren@mcguirewoods.com, McGuire Woods, 50 N. Laura Street, Suite 3300, Jacksonville, FL 32202, Attorneys for Intervenor Compass, this 16th day of May, 2016.


/s Suzanne A. Singer

SUZANNE A. SINGER

Florida Bar No.: 0946222

E-mail: ssinger@rumberger.com (primary) docketingmiami@rumberger.com and ssingersecy@rumberger.com (secondary)

RUMBERGER, KIRK, & CALDWELL, P.A.

A Professional Association Brickell City Tower, Suite 3000 80 Southwest 8th Street

Miami, Florida 33130-3037

Tel: 305.358.5577

Fax: 305.371.7580


Attorneys for Respondent, The District Board of Trustees of Miami Dade College


9073619.1


Docket for Case No: 15-006955BID
Issue Date Proceedings
Sep. 26, 2016 BY ORDER OF THE COURT: Appellant's notice of voluntary dismissal is recognized and this administrative appeal is dismissed.
Jul. 11, 2016 BY ORDER OF THE COURT: The motion for leave to withdraw as counsel is granted, and the Law Firm of Holland & Knight, LLP and Miguel De Grandy, Esquire and Daniel Hanlon, Esquire are withdrawn as counsel for appellant.
May 27, 2016 Acknowledgment of New Case, DCA Case No. 3D15-1228 filed.
May 16, 2016 Miami-Dade College and Compass Group USA, Inc.'s Joint Response to Gilly Vending, Inc.'s Exceptions to the Recommended Order filed.
May 16, 2016 Respondent's Exceptions to the Recommended Order filed.
May 16, 2016 Agency Final Order filed.
Apr. 06, 2016 Recommended Order (hearing held January 28 and 29, 2016). CASE CLOSED.
Apr. 06, 2016 Recommended Order cover letter identifying the hearing record referred to the Agency.
Mar. 28, 2016 Petitioner's Reply to Respondent/Intervenor's Memorandum of Law in Response to Gilly Vending, Inc.'s Memorandum of Law filed.
Mar. 24, 2016 Omnibus Order.
Mar. 24, 2016 Petitioner's Motion to Strike Joint Reply and for Sanctions filed.
Mar. 23, 2016 Miami-Dade College and Compass Group USA, Inc.'s Joint Reply to Gilly Vending, Inc.'s Amended Response and Request for Sanctions filed.
Mar. 23, 2016 Amended Response and Objections to Respondent/Intervenor's Motion for Leave to File Response Brief to Petitioner's Timely Filed Memorandum of Law and for Sanctions filed.
Mar. 22, 2016 Response and Objections to Respondent/Intervenor's Motion for Leave to File Response Brief to Petitioner's Timely Filed Memroandum of Law and for Sanctions filed.
Mar. 22, 2016 Miami-Dade College and Compass Group USA, Inc.'s Joint Motion for Leave to File a Memorandum of Law in Response to Gilly Vending, Inc.'s Memorandum of Law filed.
Mar. 08, 2016 (Petitioner's) Proposed Recommended Order filed.
Mar. 08, 2016 Miami-Dade College and Compass Group USA's Proposed Recommended Order filed.
Mar. 08, 2016 Memorandum of Law in Support of Gilly Vending, Inc. Petition filed.
Mar. 01, 2016 Order Granting Extension of Time.
Feb. 29, 2016 Joint Stipulation to Extend Deadline to File Proposed Recommended Orders filed.
Feb. 17, 2016 Notice of Filing Hearing Transcript (of hearing held on January 29, 2016) filed.
Feb. 17, 2016 Notice of Filing Hearing Transcript (of hearing held on January 28, 2016) filed.
Feb. 10, 2016 Letter to Judge Kilbride from Suzanne Singer regarding audio recordings filed.
Feb. 09, 2016 Notice of Filing Proper Joint Exhibit filed.
Jan. 28, 2016 CASE STATUS: Hearing Held.
Jan. 27, 2016 Gilly Vending, Inc.'s Motion to Strike Portions of Yaremis Ponce's Deposition filed.
Jan. 27, 2016 Gilly Vending, Inc.'s Motion to Compel Responses to Request for Admissions filed.
Jan. 27, 2016 Respondent, Board of Trustees of Miami-Dade College and Intervenor Compass Group USA, Inc.'s Joint Motion to Preclude Evidence Regarding Gilly's Prior Protest filed.
Jan. 27, 2016 Joint Motion of Respondent Miami Dade College and Intervenor Compass Group USA, Inc., to Preclude Evidence Concerning Unrelated Dining Contract filed.
Jan. 27, 2016 Respondent Miami Dade College and Intervenor Compass Group USA, Inc.'s Motion to Preclude Petitioner from Introducing Evidence Concerning Its Escalating Minimum Annual Guarantee filed.
Jan. 26, 2016 Joint Pre-hearing Stipulation filed.
Jan. 26, 2016 Respondent, Board of Trustees of Miami-Dade College's Responses to Petitioner Gilly Vending, Inc.'s First Request for Production filed.
Jan. 26, 2016 Respondent, Board of Trustees of Miami-Dade College's Notice of Service of Responses to Petitioner, Gilly Vending, Inc.'s Third Set of Interrogatories filed.
Jan. 25, 2016 Petitioner, Gilly Vending, Inc.'s Responses to Intervenor's Second Set of Interrogatories filed.
Jan. 22, 2016 Amended Notice of Hearing (hearing set for January 28 and 29, 2016; 10:00 a.m.; Miami, FL; amended as to hearing room).
Jan. 19, 2016 Respondent, Board of Trustees of Miami-Dade College's Responses to Petitioner Gilly Vending, Inc.'s Second Request for Admissions filed.
Jan. 19, 2016 Respondent, Board of Trustees of Miami-Dade College's Notice of Service of Responses to Petitioner, Gilly Vending, Inc.'s Second Set of Interrogatories filed.
Jan. 15, 2016 Amended Notice of Taking 1.310(b)(6) Deposition of Intervenor, Compass Group USA, Inc filed.
Jan. 15, 2016 Notice of Taking Deposition of Tina Woods filed.
Jan. 15, 2016 Notice of Taking Deposition of Christopher Starling filed.
Jan. 15, 2016 Notice of Taking Deposition of Yaremis Ponce filed.
Jan. 15, 2016 Notice of Taking Deposition of Robert Parrondo filed.
Jan. 15, 2016 Notice of Taking Deposition of Roman Martinez filed.
Jan. 15, 2016 Notice of Taking Deposition of Sheldon Edwards filed.
Jan. 15, 2016 Notice of Taking Deposition of Diana Carrasco filed.
Jan. 15, 2016 Amended Notice of Taking Deposition (Gilda Rosenberg) filed.
Jan. 15, 2016 Amended Notice of Taking Deposition (Ismael Tenen) filed.
Jan. 15, 2016 Respondent, Board of Trustees of Miami-Dade College's Notice of Taking Gilly Vending, Inc's Corporate Representative's Deposition filed.
Jan. 15, 2016 Respondent, Board of Trustees of Miami-Dade College's Notice of Service of Supplemental Responses to Petitioner, Gilly Vending, Inc.'s First Set of Interrogatories filed.
Jan. 14, 2016 Intervenor Compass Group USA, Inc.'s Notice of Rule 1.310(b)(6) Deposition of Petitioner Gilly Vending, Inc., filed.
Jan. 14, 2016 Intervenor Compass Group USA, Inc.'s Cross Notice of Deposition of Gilda Rosenberg filed.
Jan. 14, 2016 Intervenor Compass Group USA, Inc.'s Cross Notice of Deposition of Mel Tenen filed.
Jan. 14, 2016 Petitioner Gilly Vending, Inc.'s Second Set of Interrogatories to the Respondent filed.
Jan. 14, 2016 Petitioner Gilly Vending, Inc.'s Second Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
Jan. 14, 2016 Petitioner Gilly Vending, Inc.'s Second Set of Interrogatories to Intervenor filed.
Jan. 14, 2016 Petitioner, Gilly Vending, Inc.'s First Request for Production to Respondent, Board of Trsutees of Miami-Dade College filed.
Jan. 14, 2016 Petitioner Gilly Vending, Inc.'s Third Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
Jan. 13, 2016 Intervenor Compass Group USA, Inc.'s Second Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner Gilly Vending, Inc., filed.
Jan. 13, 2016 Order Accepting Qualified Representatives.
Jan. 04, 2016 Notice of Appearance (Daniel Hanlon) filed.
Dec. 31, 2015 Intervenor Compass Group USA, Inc.'s First Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner Gilly Vending, Inc., filed.
Dec. 31, 2015 Intervenor Compass Group USA, Inc.'s First Requests for Production to Petitioner Gilly Vending, Inc., filed.
Dec. 30, 2015 Omnibus Order.
Dec. 30, 2015 Respondent, Board of Trustees of Miami Dade College's First Request for Production to Petitioner, Gilly Vending, Inc filed.
Dec. 30, 2015 Respondent, Board of Trustees of Miami Dade College's First Set of Interrogatories to Petitioner, Gilly Vending, Inc filed.
Dec. 29, 2015 Respondent Miami Dade College and Intervenor Compass Group USA, Inc.'s Joint Response in Opposition to Petitioner Gilly Vending, Inc.'s Motion for Leave to File Amended Protest filed.
Dec. 29, 2015 Intervenor Compass Group USA, Inc.'s Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Discovery filed.
Dec. 28, 2015 (Petitioner) Notice of Unavailability filed.
Dec. 23, 2015 Petitioners Motion For Leave Amend filed.
Dec. 23, 2015 Petitioner Gilly Vending, Inc.'s First Set of Interrogatories to Intervenor filed.
Dec. 22, 2015 Petitioner Gilly Vending, Inc.'s First Request for Admissions to Respondent filed.
Dec. 21, 2015 Petitioner Gilly Vending, Inc.'s First Set of Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
Dec. 21, 2015 Notice of Appearance (Pedro Gassant) filed.
Dec. 18, 2015 Order Granting Motion to Intervene.
Dec. 15, 2015 Notice of Appearance (Scott Cairns) and Motion to Intervene filed.
Dec. 15, 2015 Request for Representation by Qualified Representative (R. Kent Warren) filed.
Dec. 15, 2015 Request for Representation by Qualified Representative (Joshua D. Davey) filed.
Dec. 15, 2015 Notice of Appearance (Scott Cairns) filed.
Dec. 14, 2015 Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
Dec. 14, 2015 Notice of Hearing (hearing set for January 28 and 29, 2016; 10:00 a.m.; Miami, FL).
Dec. 10, 2015 CASE STATUS: Status Conference Held.
Dec. 08, 2015 Agency referral filed.
Dec. 08, 2015 Gilly Vending, Inc., Formal BID Protest of Recommendation to Award of Contract Pursuant to Invitation to Negotiate (ITN #2016-21-10) for Vending Services College-Wide filed.

Orders for Case No: 15-006955BID
Issue Date Document Summary
May 05, 2016 Agency Final Order
Apr. 06, 2016 Recommended Order Petitioner failed to prove that the procurement process for vending services utilized by the Respondent violated the law, and likewise failed to prove that there was a Sunshine Law violation which would have warranted setting aside the award.
Source:  Florida - Division of Administrative Hearings

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