The anatomy of a bid protest can be broken down into three sections. First, who can file a bid protest. Second, when to file a bid protest. And third, how to file a bid protest. Who Can File a Bid…
Lanak & Hanna attorney Lauren Stec successfully protested a multi-million-dollar school construction bid. After denial of the original client protest, Ms. Stec was brought in to challenge the school district’s original position. She was able to convince the District of…
Associate Attorney Lauren Stec assisted Lanak & Hanna’s general contractor client in protesting a school project award for $2.3 million. After reviewing the bid protest, the school district determined that the other bids were non-responsive, and awarded our client the…
California law generally requires public works projects that exceed $5,000.00 to be publicly bid and awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. Often times a contractor will submit a bid on a public works project only to find that they were…
The goal for a double-breasted operation is to have one company, which will perform work under union agreements, also known as Collective Bargaining Agreements (“CBA”), and another company which will operate as an open shop. An open shop is a…