Hearing officer denies airport concessionaire's appeal
A concessionaire's appeal of the award of a contract for a small package of restaurants at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was denied by a hearing officer Monday.
Take-Off Concessions had argued in its administrative appeal that evaluators erred in scoring concessions proposals and contended the winning contractor, Vida-Velocity Management, did not meet minimum qualifications, among other claims.
Hearing officer George Maynard said in an order denying the appeal that Take-Off Concessions "failed to demonstrate any material flaws" in the evaluation or procurement process to justify sustaining the appeal. The city's chief procurement officer previously denied Take-Off Concessions' protest of the contract decision.
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