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B-183836 1 (1975-09-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcpr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISICN FILE: B-1838 MATTER OF: 36 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL . OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 -, q '76 2 DATE: September 2, 1975 Paul E. Lehman, Inc. DIGEST: Where record shows that confusion existed on part of both contractor and Government as to requirement for clearing and grubbing certain areas, in part, at least because of manner in which pertinent information was presented in IFB, contract may be modified to con- form to bidder's interpretation at no change in contract price. On January 29, 1973, invitation for bids (IFB) No. GS-OOB- 01500 was issued by the General Services Administration (GSA). The solicitation called for bids for clearing and grubbing the proposed site for the Consolidated Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Beltsville, Maryland. The Center was to have outdoor training facilities, including a lake to be created by damming up a drainage basin. After completion of the clearing and grubbing contract, other contracts involving land fill and excavation were to be let to bring various portions of the site to the final elevations desired for the several different facili- ties,. On March 6, 1973, the following bids were opened: Paul E. Lehman, Inc. John Driggs Company, Inc. Cherry Hill Sand & Gravel Co., Keystone Conservation Service, Hutchinson Brothers Excavating Inc. Inc. Co., Inc. $104,444 278,000 339,250 410,000 419,069 The dontracting officer, noting the discrepancies between the Government estimate of $87,500 and the low bid and between the low bid and the other four bids, made the following entry on the abstract: Looks like something is wrong - LAH A review of the Government cost estimate resulted in a re- vised estimate of $136,500. Because of the disparity between Lehman's bid and both the revised estimate and next lowest bid, a telegram was sent to Lehman asking that it review and confirm - 1 -

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