37. An interested person or partnership or the person’s or partnership’s representative may file a complaint with the Authority about the tendering process for a public contract if, after complaining to the public body that the tender documents contain conditions that do not ensure the honest and fair treatment of tenderers, do not allow tenderers to compete although they are qualified to meet the stated procurement requirements, or are otherwise not compliant with the normative framework, the person, partnership or representative disagrees with the public body’s decision.
The complaint must be filed with the Authority not later than three days after the complainant receives the public body’s decision. If that deadline expires on a holiday, it is extended to the next working day. For the purposes of this paragraph, Saturday is considered a holiday, as are 2 January and 26 December.
2017, c. 272017, c. 27, s. 37.