PROTESTS AND APPEALS. Any prospective bidder or respondent, or any bidder or respondent who is not the intended awardee and who claims to be the rightful awardee, may file a Notice of Protest in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 3.5 of the Osceola County Administrative Code.
PROTESTS AND APPEALS. If a Respondent believes there is a mistake, impropriety, or defect in the solicitation, believes the City improperly rejected its proposal, and/or believes the selected proposal is not in the City’s best interests, the Respondent may submit a written protest. All protests and appeals are governed by the City of Mesa Procurement Rules (“Procurement Rules”). Please see the Procurement Rules for more information; if there exists any discrepancy in this Section i.22 and the Procurement Rules, the language of the Procurement Rules controls. Protests based upon alleged mistake, impropriety, or defect in a solicitation that is apparent before the bid opening must be filed with the Procurement Officer no later than 6:00 p.m. four (4) calendar days before Bid Opening. Protests that only become apparent after the Bid Opening must be filed within the earlier of seven (7) calendar days after: (i) the protestor knows or should have known the basis of the protest; or (ii) the date the City issues a Notice of Intent to Award. Protests that only become apparent after the City issues a Notice of Intent to Award must be filed within seven (7) calendar days after the protestor knows or should have known the basis of the protest; however, no protest may be filed later than seven (7) calendar days after contract execution. A protestor must file the protest with the Procurement Officer. Only written protests submitted in accordance with the Procurement Rules, within the time allowed, that are based on legal and/or factual grounds will be considered. The Procurement Officer will issue a written decision. A protestor has the right to appeal the decision of the Procurement Officer to the City Manager or designee. Appeals must be filed with the Chief Procurement Officer within seven (7) calendar days after the date the decision is received by the protestor. The appeal must be in accordance with the Procurement Rules and be based on factual or legal errors in the Procurement Officer’s decision, not simply a disagreement with that decision. The City Manager or designee will review the record and all documents submitted to the Procurement Officer to determine whether the decision should be sustained. The City Manager, at his/her sole discretion, has the option of referring the appeal to a hearing officer. The City Manager or designee will issue a written response to the appeal and this determination is final. Protest and appeal responses will be made by the City in a timely manner. T...
PROTESTS AND APPEALS. Information regarding protests and appeals is provided in Article G, Chapter 3, and Title 3 of the Alexandria City Code.
PROTESTS AND APPEALS.
A. Form of Protest: In order to be considered, a Protest shall be in writing, addressed to the Manager of the King County Procurement and Contract Services Section of the Department of Executive Services (“Manager”). A copy of the Protest shall be provided to the Contract Specialist Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx. The protest shall include the following:
1. The name, address, and phone number of the Applicant protesting, or the authorized representative of the Applicant submitting an SOQ;
2. The Solicitation Number and Title under which the Protest is submitted;
3. A detailed description of the specific grounds for Protest and any supporting documentation. It is the responsibility of the protesting Applicant to supplement its Protest with any subsequently discovered documents prior to the Manager’s decision; and
4. The specific ruling or relief requested.
B. Who May Protest.
1. Protests pertaining to the RFQ documents prior to SOQ Due Date: Any prospective Applicant who plans on submitting an SOQ.
2. Protests following SOQ Due Date: Any Applicant who submitted a SOQ to the County.
C. Time to Protest.
PROTESTS AND APPEALS. A grievance by a Crewmember who is to be so terminated as the result of an interpretation or application of the provisions of this Section shall be subject to the Grievance Procedures of Section 21 of this Agreement.
PROTESTS AND APPEALS. A protest by a pilot who is to be discharged as a result of an interpretation or application of the provisions of this Section shall be subject to the following procedures:
1. A pilot who believes that the provisions of this Section have not been properly interpreted or applied as they pertain to him or her, may submit a request for review in writing within ten (10) days from the date of receipt of the notification by the Vice President of Flight Operations that is set forth in paragraph D. The request must be sent by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to the Vice President of Flight Operations, or his designee, who will review the protest and render his decision in writing not later than ten (10) days following receipt of the protest.
2. The Vice President of Flight Operations, or his designee, shall forward his decision to the pilot, with a copy to the Association, both by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested. This decision shall be final and binding on all interested parties unless appealed pursuant to the following provisions.
3. If the decision is not satisfactory to either the pilot or the Association, then either may appeal within ten (10) days from the receipt of the decision, by filing a notice of appeal sent to the other party and to the Company, by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested.
4. The appeal shall go directly to a neutral referee who will be agreed upon by the pilot and the Association within ten (10) days after receipt of the notice of appeal. If the parties cannot agree on a neutral referee, a referee will be chosen from the panel supplied by the National Mediation Board. The alternate strike method shall be used to select a neutral referee with the pilot initiating the first rejection. Such final selection of a neutral referee shall be accomplished within ten (10) days after receipt of the list of neutral referees. If the parties have not reached agreement by the alternate strike method within the ten (10) day period, the first name listed on the panel provided by the National Mediation Board shall be designated the neutral referee.
5. The hearing before the neutral referee will occur as early as practicable, and the decision of the neutral referee will be requested within thirty (30) days after the hearing. The decision of the neutral referee will be final and binding on all parties to the dispute. The fees and charges of such neutral referee will be borne equally by the pilot and the Association.
PROTESTS AND APPEALS. The FIA International Sporting Code is applicable for protests and appeals, DMSB Event Regulations and the DMSB legal System and Code of Procedure, as well as the FIA Legal System and Code of Procedure for FIA Appeals. Protest deposit - payable to the DMSB: National status: will be published in the Supplementary Regulations of the relevant event Appeal deposit – payable to the DMSB: National Status EUR 1,000.00 Appeal to the FIA – payable to the FIA: EUR 6,000.00 (acc. to FIA Judicial and Disciplinary Rules) An additional fee of 3,000.00 € charged by the DMSB shall become due for an international appeal (FIA). (Protest and appeal deposits are exempt from VAT)
PROTESTS AND APPEALS. The following procedures shall apply to procurement actions involving formal sealed bids and competitive sealed proposals.
PROTESTS AND APPEALS. This procedure is available to Proposers who submitted a Proposal to this solicitation document and who have participated in a debriefing conference. Upon completing the debriefing conference, the Proposer is allowed three (3) business days to file a protest of the acquisition with the RFP Coordinator. Protests may be submitted by email but should be followed by the original document. Proposers protesting this procurement shall follow the procedures described below. Protests that do not follow these procedures shall not be considered. This protest procedure constitutes the sole administrative remedy available to Proposers under this procurement. All protests must be in writing and signed by the protesting party or an authorized Agent. The protest must state the grounds for the protest with specific facts and complete statements of the action(s) being protested. A description of the relief or corrective action being requested should also be included. All protests shall be addressed to the RFP Coordinator. Only protests stipulating an issue of fact concerning the following subjects shall be considered: • A matter of bias, discrimination, or conflict of interest on the part of the evaluator • Errors in computing the score • Non-compliance with procedures described in the procurement document Protests not based on procedural matters will not be considered. Protests will be rejected as without merit if they address issues such as: 1) An evaluator’s professional judgment on the quality of a response, or 2) DISTRICT’s assessment of its own needs or requirements. Upon receipt of a protest, a protest review will be held by DISTRICT. The DISTRICT General Manager or an employee delegated by the General Manager who was not involved in the procurement, will consider the record and all available facts, and issue a decision within five business days of receipt of the protest. If additional time is required, the protesting party will be notified of the delay. In the event a protest may affect the interest of another Proposer that submitted a response, such Proposer will be given an opportunity to submit its views and any relevant information on the protest to the RFP Coordinator. The final determination of the protest shall: • Find the protest lacking in merit and uphold DISTRICT’s action. • Find only technical or harmless errors in DISTRICT’s selection process and determine DISTRICT to be in substantial compliance and reject the protest. • Find merit in the protest and...
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