In a recent, unreported decision concerning a bid protest for a state contract, the Pa. Commonwealth Court reaffirmed its position that a disappointed bidder for a state contract has no due process rights in connection with the award of the contract. Therefore, the bidder has no right to a hearing on its bid protest. Instead, the bidder has only those protest rights enumerated in the Pa. Procurement Code. The Court ruled that a prior decision finding due process rights was expressly overruled by later enacted legislative amendments to the Procurement Code.
The Commonwealth Court also held that it was proper for the winning bidder to participate in the bid protest.
The Court’s full decision, in Corizon Health, Inc. v. Department of General Services, can be found here.
Christopher I. McCabe, Esq.
