(1) Unless an action has been initiated previously in the district court of the city and county of Denver pursuant to this article 109, the executive director shall have the authority to review and determine any appeal by an aggrieved party from a decision of the procurement official or his or her designee rendered pursuant to section 24-109-107. The executive director is authorized to designate another person to exercise his or her powers pursuant to this part 2. The executive director or his or her designee may refer an appeal to the office of administrative courts to review and determine any appeal pursuant to section 24-30-1001. If the aggrieved party files an action with the district court of the city and county of Denver pursuant to section 24-109-205 at any time during the review by the executive director or his or her designee, the authority of the executive director or the executive director's designee is terminated.
(2) A contract for a total value of one million five hundred thousand dollars or more resulting from a request for proposals is not awarded until any appeal made in connection with the request for proposals has been resolved pursuant to this part 2; except that the executive director or the executive director's designee may override the stay if he or she determines that such override is in the best interest of the state.
Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1280, § 1, effective January 1, 1982. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1539, § 119, effective June 1. L. 2017: Entire part amended, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 342, § 48, effective August 9.