Procurement protest:

A supplier, service provider or contractor who feels the need to object either to a deficiency of a procurement solicitation or to a proposed award pertaining to a procurement solicitation are encouraged to express their concerns to and seek remedy from the Purchasing Manager.  Suppliers, service providers and contractors who are not satisfied with, or who choose not to pursue, such an informal resolution of their concerns and who feel compelled to lodge a formal protest about some aspect of a City procurement shall do so pursuant to the City’s Procurement Protest Procedure, a mandatory administrative procedure which all aggrieved actual or prospective suppliers, service providers and contractors must utilize and exhaust prior to seeking judicial review or remedy. For a copy of the City’s Procurement Protest Procedure, please click on the link below.

Procurement Protest Procedure