Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Commission upholds award of Deerfield Beach building services contract, denies CGA appeal 3-2
Summary
After hours of presentations and legal argument, the city commission denied Calvin Giordano Associates' appeal and left in place its earlier re-ranking awarding the building services contract to CAP Government; the protest committee had previously denied CGA's protest 3-0.
The City Commission of Deerfield Beach voted 3-2 on Nov. 4 to deny an appeal by Calvin Giordano Associates (CGA) challenging a commission re-ranking that resulted in awarding the city's building services contract to CAP Government.
Background and procedure
The dispute follows a multi-step procurement process. CGA and CAP both submitted proposals to provide building department services. An evaluation committee reviewed both proposals, conducted an initial scoring and later — at the commission's request — permitted oral presentations and a second evaluation. After that second evaluation the commission re-ranked the firms and voted on Sept. 15 to award the contract to CAP Government. CGA filed a timely protest under the city's protest procedures, which calls for a protest committee meeting;…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat

