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F. "Protest" means a written objection by an Interested Party to a Procurement. <br /> G. "Protestor" means an Interested Party who Files a Protest as provided in this ordinance. <br /> Section 3. Protest Authorized; Exhaustion of Remedies and Timeliness Required <br /> An Interested Party may Protest a Procurement only and exclusively as provided in this <br /> ordinance. An Interested Party must exhaust the administrative remedies provided in this <br /> ordinance before seeking other or additional relief in a court of law, except for temporary <br /> measures to preserve the status quo pending exhaustion of the remedies established by this <br /> ordinance. An Interested Party who fails to exhaust the remedies provided by this ordinance <br /> waives its Protest. <br /> Section 4. Contents <br /> A. A Protest must contain the information required by this ordinance and shall be denied if it <br /> does not. <br /> B. A Protest must clearly: (1) identify itself as a Protest and (2) identify the Procurement <br /> Protested. <br /> C. A Protest must be written and contain the following statement signed by a responsible <br /> official of the Interested Party: "I declare under penalty of law for perjury or falsification that the <br /> information contained in the Protest is true and correct to my personal knowledge, that this <br /> Protest is Filed in good faith and without any intent of delaying the Procurement, and that I <br /> reasonably believe the Protest to be meritorious," and such statement shall be subscribed and <br /> sworn before a notary public. A Protestor must strictly comply with this requirement. <br /> D. The Protestor must state in its Protest all reasons and bases in law and fact supporting the <br /> Protest, including, but not limited to: (1) identification of any and all specifications, terms, <br /> requirements, conditions, or any other item or process to which the Protestor objects; and (2) a <br /> complete description of the facts, circumstances and reasons, including legal reasons, why an <br /> award should or should not be made. <br /> E. The Protestor must attach to the Protest all documents upon which it relies to support its <br /> Protest. <br /> F. A Protestor waives any and all grounds for Protest that are not clearly identified or <br /> described in the Protest initially Filed with the City Clerk. <br /> Section 5. Filing and Deadline <br /> A. A Protestor must strictly comply with the time limits established by this ordinance. A <br /> Protestor waives its Protest by failing to comply strictly with the time limits established in this <br /> ordinance. <br /> B. A Protest of a specification, term, requirement, condition, or any other item or process in <br /> a Procurement must be Filed with the City Clerk within the time limits established by this <br /> subsection. <br /> AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING BID PROTEST PROCEDURES AND AMENDING ORDINANCE 2458-00 <br /> PAGE 2 OF 7 <br />