Western Kentucky Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical Associates has filed a formal protest against the way Western Kentucky University went about bringing a new sports medicine complex to campus
The Bowling Green Daily News reports the orthopaedic group cites violations of procurement laws and regulations for the 99 year, $22 million deal with the Bowling Green Medical Center.
WKONA's protest claims the deal was done in secret, without an open, competitive process they say could have brought better health care and more money to WKU. It claims WKU gave the Medical Center multiple contracts through the deal.
WKU’s vice-president for finance Ann Mead sent the Daily News an email Sunday night saying the university felt the project needed approval because it was built on state property and there was no need to accept other bids.