“RGV brought this action, claiming that the Board’s action violated section 44.031(b) of the Texas Education Code. Particularly, RGV complains that the Board failed to consider the criteria listed in section 44.031(b); it believes that consideration of those criteria conclusively establishes that its bid was superior to the accepted bid…………..WISD’s failure to comply with section 44.031(b) provides a basis for RGV to raise its complaints in a court without first exhausting its administrative remedies. Therefore, the trial court erred in granting WISD’s plea to the jurisdiction. ” Appellate Court Opinion
A Request for Proposal evaluation process includes criteria upon which points are assessed in the evaluation process. Failure to comply with the formal evaluation process can lead to vendor protests…………
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