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the County Purchasing Manager, (2) hear the bid protest from SUI, and (3) make the decision to <br />uphold or deny the bid protest. <br />Kurt Thalwitzer, Esquire, Mateer & Harbert P.A., representing SUI, summarized the <br />protest facts of SUI, regarding the Sector 3 Beach and Dune Restoration Project, as he viewed <br />them through: (1) the examination of the Invitations to Bid; (2) the September 8, 2009 Board of <br />County Commission meeting video; and (3) bid packages. He highlighted issues of fill, permits, <br />traffic and equipment, and provided the Board with a "Bid Protest" binder (copy on file). <br />Attorney Thalwitzer asked the following individuals to speak: <br />Kaylene Wheeler, owner of B&S Control Solutions, an Environmental Consulting <br />Company, confirmed that the SUI permits are all in compliance, and that Mr. Davis never <br />received a non-compliance letter from the State. She also highlighted portions of an e-mail letter <br />that was sent to Mr. Davis from Leslie Church, a PE Hydrologist. <br />Brad Faucett, Regional Engineer with Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc., gave the <br />details and conclusions of the geotechnical work he had performed for Mr. Davis in support of <br />the Sector 3 Beach Restoration Project. He explained the testing process for boring samples, and <br />was confident that the sand sample results were consistent and accurate to the project <br />specifications. <br />Michael Walther, President of Coastal Technology and Engineer of Record for the <br />Sector 3 Beach Restoration Project, acknowledged Attorney Thalwitzer's accounts of what had <br />been said in the September 8, 2009 Board of County Commission meeting to be a "fair <br />characterization." <br />36 <br />September 22, 2009 <br />