A. The director may adopt rules of procedure providing for the expeditious administrative review of all contract claims or controversies both before the purchasing agency and through an appeal heard before the director in accordance with chapter 6, article 10 of this title.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-2611

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Director: means the director of the department of administration. See Arizona Laws 41-2503
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Purchasing agency: means any state governmental unit that is authorized by this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, or by way of delegation from the director, to enter into contracts. See Arizona Laws 41-2503

B. For the purposes of an expeditious administrative process, the director shall render a decision on an appeal to the director within forty-two days after the date the agency report or comments on the agency report, if applicable, are filed with the director. On agreement of all interested parties, the director may be granted an additional fourteen days to issue a decision. If the director fails to issue a decision within the time period prescribed in this subsection, the director shall refer the appeal to a hearing in accordance with chapter 6, article 10 of this title.

 

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