MERCEDES LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, INC. v. DEPT. GEN. SERV.

No. 89-244.

560 So.2d 272 (1990)

MERCEDES LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, INC., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES and Marpan Supply Company, Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 16, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Christopher Bryant of Oertel, Hoffman, Fernandez & Cole, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellant.

Susan B. Kirkland, Gen. Counsel, Dept. of General Services, Tallahassee, for appellee/Dept. of General Services.

Stephen J. Kubik, Tallahassee, for appellee/Marpan Supply Co., Inc.


SMITH, Judge.

Mercedes Lighting and Electrical Supply, Inc. appeals a final order of an administrative hearing officer awarding attorney's fees to the Department of General Services and Marpan Supply Company, Inc., as a sanction for Mercedes' filing of a frivolous bid protest. We reverse.

The Department issued an invitation to bid (ITB) on a twenty-four month contract to supply light bulbs and lamps for all state agencies. There were four bidders, including...

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