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Board upholds award of Shady Hills wastewater-plant replacement contract despite bidder protest over trench-safety form and signature authority
Summary
After a protest and review, the county administrator’s denial of a procurement protest was upheld and the contract for the Shady Hills wastewater-treatment-plant replacement was awarded to Vogel Brothers; the protester alleged signature-authority defects and failure to comply with Florida trench-safety disclosure rules.
The Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 19 upheld the county administrator’s denial of a contractor protest and approved awarding the Shady Hills wastewater-treatment-plant replacement contract to Vogel Brothers, following a contested administrative procurement review.
Carrie Roberts, Pasco County purchasing director, described the procurement chronology: bids were opened April 4, 2025; multiple bids were received; the county issued a notice of intended award to Vogel Brothers; an April 28 protest from Pulling Kent alleged that Vogel lacked signature authority, failed to meet the Florida Trench Safety Act disclosure requirements, and had…
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