Section 474.60c - Prequalification; appeal of committee decision; definitions.
STATE TRANSPORTATION PRESERVATION ACT OF 1976 (EXCERPT)
Act 295 of 1976
474.60c Prequalification; appeal of committee decision; definitions.
Sec. 10c.
(1) A prospective bidder may appeal in writing to the administrator the committee's decision not to prequalify a prospective bidder. The appeal shall be received within 10 days after the prospective bidder has been notified of the committee's decision. The appeal shall state why the prospective bidder disputes the decision and shall supply any supporting documents needed to substantiate the prospective bidder's claims.
(2) The administrator shall assemble and submit all relevant information to a panel. The information shall include the decision of the committee and the material and information submitted by the prospective bidder.
(3) The panel shall review the information provided by the administrator, conduct any further inquiry or review considered appropriate by the panel, and decide the issue. The panel may, at its sole discretion, invite the prospective bidder to meet with the panel to provide further explanation.
(4) The deputy director of the bureau shall notify the prospective bidder and other appropriate persons, in writing, of the decision made by the panel as soon as reasonably possible after the appeal is received and the information necessary to decide the appeal is assembled.
(5) As used in this section and section 10d:
(a) “Administrator” means the deputy director of the bureau.
(b) “Panel” means the prequalification appeal panel consisting of those employees of the department designated by the director.
History: Add. 1998, Act 235, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1998