48. In the case of a complaint about a tendering process, the Authority must, if need be, defer the submission of bids until a new tender closing date is set by the public body in accordance with the second paragraph of section 50.
In the case of a complaint about an awarding process, the Authority must, if need be, defer the projected contract date.
In the cases referred to in the first and second paragraphs, the Authority informs the public body concerned and the complainant of the deferral, and requires the operator of the electronic tendering system to make an entry to that effect on the system without delay.
2017, c. 272017, c. 27, s. 48.