Pappas protests Houston's contract process, promises legal actions after being kicked from Hobby
Pappas submitted its protest on March 13 with Houston’s interim Chief Procurement Officer Jedediah Greenfield, requesting the city set aside the contract awarded to Areas and reevaluate the bids according to the law.
In its protest, Pappas’s attorney Rachel Hooper argued the difference of less than one point warrants a reevaluation, especially considering that the second round of bidding was canceled due to close scores. Turner and supporting council members said the decision to go with Areas came down to money. In the third and final round, Pappas held the lead when the scores did not factor in compensation to the city. However, it fell to second place after pledging only 15.5 percent of its revenues to Houston compared to Areas’s 22.2 percent.
In the protest, Hooper alleged some members of Houston’s evaluation committee lacked relevant experience, misapplied criteria and applied unstated ones, went against the Hire Houston First ordinance that favors local businesses, among other violations of city law and regulations. She also claimed the council meeting agendas contained errors, violating the Texas Open Meeting Act.
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