1984-13 Bidding ProcessRESOLUTION NO. 8413
WHEREAS, the City of Okeechobee has established, by resolution, a requirement
that all work or materials costing over thirty-five hundred dollars ($3,500) be
awarded by competitive bidding and;
WHEREAS, the City of Okeechobee wishes to adopt rules specifying procedures
for the resolution of protest arising from the contract bidding process, now
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, as
follows:
1. The City shall provide notice of its decision relative to awarding
a bid by posting the bid tabulation on the bulletin board at City
Hall. The notice shall contain the following statement:
"Failure to file a protest within 72 hours shall constitute
a waiver of the right to object to the action awarding the
bid".
2. Any person who is affected adversely by the City's decision
shall file with the City Clerks office, Notice of Protest, in
writing, within 72 hours after the posting of the notice of action
awarding bid and shall file a formal written protest within seven
(7) days after Notice of Protest setting forth specific grounds upon
which the protest is based; both factual and legal. Failure to file
a Notice of Protest, or failure to file a formal written protest shall
constitute a waiver of the right to object to the action awarding the
bid.
3. The City, upon the request of a protester shall provide an opportunity
to formerly present the protest, within twenty-two days of receipt of
a formal written protest.
Introduced and adopted in regular session assembled this 16 thday of July 1984.
E ,
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk