In its February 2015 decision in FirstDigital Telecom, LLC v. Procurement Policy Board and Board of Regents, the Utah Court of Appeals upheld a decision to reject a bid protest challenge after the complainant failed to properly file a required bid protest bond. The relevant statutory provisions require a complainant to file its challenge within seven days of the disputed contract award and to post a security deposit in the amount of 5% of the low bid. In dismissing the appeal, the Court of Appeal noted that the complainant had only paid a $500 deposit instead of the required $15,000 and had submitted those insufficient funds two days after the complaint filing deadline.
