Appeals from School Board Orders--Do not delay!
If you are bidding on a project for a school board and are aggrieved by the decision to award the contract to another party, you must appeal the order "within ten (10) days from the date of adjournment of the meeting at which the order is entered." Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-115. The procedure for appealing the award decision is the same as set forth in Miss. Code Ann. § 11-51-75 and requires preparing and filing a bill of exceptions with the circuit court. Because of the short time within which to appeal the decision, a contractor must not delay in deciding whether to appeal or walk away and fight another day.
