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B-178388 1 (1973-09-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadgr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I 9 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATFS WASHINGTON, P.C. z0341s *-17830 september 25, 1973 * he Honorable The Secretary of the Army BEST DOCUMENT AVAILABL Pear Hr. Secretary: Reference tI smda to letter DAPN-OCI dated Juno 29, 1973t with * nclosuresp from the General Counsel, Offica of the Chief of Engineers, rommending relief for Thombs & Co., Inc, ,Fairbanks, Alaska, for an error made in the bid upon which contract Ho. DACA8B-72-C-0078 is based. The. solcitation upon which the contract in based itwited bids for the construction of National Guard Arnorles at three sitee; Cmbal1 (schedule A), Goodnm Bay (schedule B) and Savoonga (schedule C), The Invitation provided that the Government would furnish transportation for suppliest mterials and equipment and invited bidder to spocify the amount of tonnage that would be shipped. The invitation stated that any tonnage over the ocount stated would be shipped at the rate of $100 per ton to bo deducted from the contractor's earnings. The Toob a 6 Co., bid in the amcunt of 073,910 for each of schedules A and C wa3 the low bid. In the space provided for the Indication of tonnage that would be furnished for shipmn :by the Government, Toombs tnoerted - 0 -. The Government ntimate was $125,000 for each of the two schedules. The Board of Awards ruvieod the Toombs 'id and suspected the possibility'ot an error because of the bid prt.e and the indication that there would be no tonnage for shipment by the lovnrnxent. Toombs was requested to verify tha bid price . There vas no indication in the request for verification that an error was sue cted also because of the tonnage matter. Toombs verified the bid pricus and an award was made to It for schedules A and C. Subsequently, after the amount of 08,790 for the cost of tonnage was deductad from the finAl paynont to Toombs under the contract, Toombs alleged that it made an error when it indicated that there would be no tonnage for ships ent and requested payment of the $8,790. Such payment do not result aln any cihge In the contractor's status as low bidder. Since it appears from the record that thd'request for verification prior to award failed to diacloaa to the bidder the complete basis upon

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