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P4 COMPTnLOLLE.R GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATF-
B-178997
10' tobr 10, 1973 (
Dovran & Erus l Incorporated
511 Boonville
r'pring veld, Hieaouri 65806
Atontion: W. P. Us Andeirson
Contract Adminiatration
Oentle. eu:
Reference i! sade to your letter of August 15, 1973, and prior
correspondence protesting against the award of A contract to another
concern under Invitation for Bds MB) No, V]ACW03-73-B-0124, uicuod
on MAy 14, 1973) by the Corps of Engineers for installation of a re-
oxygenation syetem at Table lock lake, hite River, Mlisourt. For
the reaeons statod below, your protest t den;.ed,
The General Provisions, Clause 24, tncluded the Davis-wBacon Act
requirement that %regee be paid in accordance with. * * * the wage
detersination deciion of the Secretary o' .ibor which in attached
hereto and made a part hereof. * * * Zie Wage Determination page
in the solicitation contained the notation To be inserted by AMendment.
Amendment Ho. 2, dated June 11, 1973, added the wage rates set forth
in Department of Labor Determination Nc. 734D-189. The face sheet
ol this amendment nade it cleari that the amendaent %pa to be Lcknol-
ed(ted in the bid.
Bide wore opeed on June 21, 1973, at 2130 p.m,, and your bid at
$30,239.e80o was low. he next low bid was from Paragon Mechanical,
Incorporated, at 4157,700.
Upon e.aminati6n of your bid the procur.ng activity found that
y3Q had failed to acknowledge Amendment No. 2. On June 21, 1972, yO,
vere advised that your bid could nut be accepted becatse of your failura
to a knowledge Amendment No. 2.
On June 22, 1973, you tfiled a protest with ther' wcuflng activity
ani with our Office against the rejection of your bid. Thereatter,
Army determined that an award could not be dela'&ed penin. resolution
of your protest and sz award was ade to Paragon tuchanical.
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