(A) Any interested party may protest a solicitation, a determination of not susceptible for award or the award of a contract.
(B) The interested party shall file a protest in writing with the Town Manager and shall include the following information:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the interested party;
(2) The signature of the interested party or the interested party's authorized representative;
(3) Identification of the purchasing agency and the solicitation or contract number;
(4) A detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds of the protest including copies of relevant documents; and
(5) The form of relief requested.
(C) If the protest is based upon alleged improprieties in a solicitation that are apparent before the offer due date and time, the interested party shall file the protest before the offer due date and time.
(D) In cases other than those covered in division (C) of this section, the interested party shall file the protest within ten days after the Town Manager makes the procurement file available for public inspection.
(E) The interested party may submit a written request to the Town Manager for an extension of the time limit for protest filing in division (D) of this section. The written request shall be submitted before the expiration of the time limit set forth in division (D) of this section and shall set forth good cause as to the specific action or inaction of the purchasing agency that resulted in the interested party being unable to submit the protest within the ten days as required. The Town Manager shall approve or deny the request in writing, state the reasons for the determination, and, if an extension is granted, set forth a new date for submission of the filing.
(F) If the interested party shows good cause, the Town Manager may consider a protest that is not timely filed.
(G) The Town Manager shall immediately give notice of a protest to all offeror(s).
(1996 Code, § 3.12.141) (Ord. 07-06, passed - -)