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B-178813 1 (1973-07-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaacwr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: a COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WAL1IMdTCI. CC. ZOZ4I. UW-170813JUL13 1973 The Ionorable Donald e. Johnson Administrator, Veteraas Admiuistration Dear Hr. Johnson: Reference is vade to letter 1340 datnd Hay 31, 1973, with enclosures, frou the Uirector, Supply Gervica, requesting a deciaton as to the action to be taken concerning an error allogied by the Itarino Conutruction Company to have beon maiei in t bid upon which contract lo. V695C-756 was based, The invitation roquested bid, to provide all labor, niteria',, toola d uquipriot necessary to derolieh end renove fcftin3 buair and porch ntructurer and porform nll construction, repair and sito modification work of the south elevation, Lutilding 2, VA Center, t'ood, Wisconsin, Of the oix bids rocoivod, the low bid woan oubirtted by Itarino In the wount of $57,900. The -4thor bids vnre $6,800,$ 67,443, $69,900, $73,900 and $06,029, Tho Govdrnnont eltitonto for the work wvz $56,203. Altor award of tho contract,'farin2 4leod that tho$57,900 bid price gras for the CGnova.L Conntructicn and tid not ctmtain any- thing for the 'Iochanical Tradoes portion of the vork that included plumbing, fire protection and eloctri=l work. A price quotation obtained by the contractor after the award cf the tontract netimated the mechanical trades at $4v400, which thoc ontractor seaks to racover. .he Director, Supply Service, rweco~nded relief for tha contrcctor on theihauls that tho contracting, officer should have be.n on notice of possiblo orror sinco the average of the oecond, third end fourth low bids is 17.6 percent higher titan the loi 'bid and the contracting officor was tmrue that Hiarino had nevor performed a contract for t1h Federal Govarnncat. knevor, there wan no arror apparent on the face of the Marino bid. Insauch as the Government estimate was $1,700 les thnt tho lo, bid, the contracting officor would not have bocn on notice of r~ho likelihood of an *rror, notw thstanding he average of the next throe bid s 17.6 percent hier thant the Iwo bid. &-177926, April 19, 1973s The ec:eptmnco of tJe lot bid onnurouted a binding and Vilid contract in the circentmicu chic fhed ie lhtsand ulubilitt1os of tka rtios. b-1711336, ay 10, 1973. ', i Q933

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