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RiiaRanger Construction Industries, Inc. April 5, 2017 By E-mail: aurchasina0ircaov:com And Federal Express Jennifer Hyde Purchasing Manager Office of Management and Budget Purchasing Division Indian River County 1800 271 Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 Re: Project Number 1139 -Bid # 2017034 CR 512 Resurfacing SUPPLEMENT TO PROTEST OF RANGER CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, INC. Dear Ms. Hyde: 9 - Ranger Construction Industries, Inc. CRanger") serves its Supplement to its Initial Protest regarding IRC -1139 CR512 Resurfacing Award of Bid (The Contract"). 'This Protest is brought pursuant to Article 19 -Award of Contract, Section 19.08 and Section 7.1 of the Purchasing Manual of the Indian River Board of County Commissioners and is directed to the Staff Report dated March 27, 2017 in which staff found Ranger had "not successfully completed three similar projects in scope" to the project that was the .subject of Bid # 2017034. That report was the basis for the staff decision that Ranger was not a responsive bidder. That report was first transmitted to Ranger by way of an email from Jill Williams on Thursday March 30, 2017 at 11:42 AM. Pursuant to Article 19 -Award of Contract, Section 19.08 and Section 7.1 of the Purchasing Manual of the Indian River Board of County Commissioners Ranger Construction Industries, Inc., the low bidder, HEREBY SERVES ITS SUPPLEMENT TO ITS PROTEST which is directed to the staff recommendation that the second low bidder be awarded the subject Contract. In serving its Initial Protest Ranger first challenged to procedural process employed by Indian River County ("The County"). Ranger since received word that the item had been removed from the subject agenda. Ranger also asserted that the decision reflected in the Staff Report was based upon inaccurate or incomplete information, that the decision was arbitrary and capricious or that the procedure employed was applied in an arbitrary or capricious fashion. Given that Ranger was Compelled to serve this notice based upon the date chosen by the County for the presentation of the Contract for Board of County Commissioner's approval, Ranger reserved its right to supplement its protest within the time period allowed under Section 19.08. Additionally, one of the references was unavailable for comment until this morning. This filing is intended to supplement and not supplant Ranger's previously filed Initial Protest. It is noted that the first 101 Sansbury's Way; West Palm Beach, FL 33411 * Phone: (561) 793-9400 * Fax: (561) 790-4332 Mailing Address: PO Box 15065,'West Palm Beach, FL 33416 * www.rangerconstruction.com P192