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Jim RosicaAugust 8, 2016

A bid protest filed over a Florida Lottery advertising contract worth $125 million has been “dismissed,” a spokeswoman said Monday. Lottery communications director Connie Barnes, in response to an inquiry from FloridaPolitics.com, said the “dispute has been dismissed.” She did not offer further details, including when and why. Barnes did not immediately respond to a request for more information. “The Lottery is […]

Jim RosicaJune 27, 2016

A Florida Lottery advertising contract worth $125 million is being challenged by the losing bidder. St. John & Partners, a Jacksonville-based advertising and PR firm, filed its 166-page protest Friday. Representing the company is Foley & Lardner partner Robert Hosay in Tallahassee. He’s an expert in bid protests and former interim secretary of the Florida Department of Management Services under Gov. Jeb Bush. The Lottery […]

Jim RosicaNovember 30, 2015

A vendor in a bidding process to provide a next-generation statewide emergency alert system is protesting the award to a competitor, saying the state’s evaluators were “biased,” among other complaints. Emergency Communications Network, or ECN, filed an administrative protest last month, records show. The company is headquartered in Ormond Beach. The project at issue is the continued development […]

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Protest over $125 million Lottery contract ‘dismissed’

Bid protest filed for $125 million Florida Lottery contract

Florida company files bid protest in battle over emergency alert network