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B-178827 1 (1973-09-17)

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                              COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED -TAT-S
                                        WAS,-INcITON. 0 C. Cs4a


              B-178627                                      Septenber 17, 1973




              Dantansky, Dicj:cy, Tydinga, Quint & Cordon
              Sultu 1010 Bender Building
              1120 Connecticut Avenua, lO.
              Wahington, D. C.   20036

                   Attention: Jack Rephan, Lsq.

              Gan tl eont

                   Your latter of July 17, 1973, on behalf or fleyser Roofing
              Contractors, Inc., proteoGto agninst the proposed a~rard of contrnct
              Not GS-00be01323 to Day Scrvice Co,, under an invitation for bida (Irl;)
              issued by the General Sarvices Adinintration (Cq.), Public Luildln:.o
              Sorvice, nashinton, Do C,, covering a new  til  roof for the United
              Stateo Post Office and Courthose1 R6h:,o;;,d, Virjinia.

                   Per the reascns atited belo, the protest is denied.

                   In addition to the nw. tile roof project w!hich L9 the ubject of
              your proteat, tle I'3 solicited bids for tuo other renovr.tion projacts
              on roderol I4.1'ingn (under one of which bidiers could alr.o aSubit a
              seprrate prif :for instullation of cquipent). Yin 11'B peroitted pro-
              cpcctive bidder-i to rubnit a lunp-sun price for pirforrning nt1 three
              rrojects, incldisulg iuztnlla.tion of equiruaut. Award could be made on
              thn basis of Tin lowest combination bid received or individually to tho
              three sow bid .ra on enclh project, dep-udinc on lo''ost Cost to the
              GovernmentOLavilnble funding.

                   Day $ervhc# submitted the low bid for tho no tile roofing project
              i the amait , ii4224t,000, while Ie'ser was the third low bidder at
              $312,067. Gcoru,c,11. Jensen Constructorns, Ir ., cub-ittcd prices on the
              olher two projec:a mid inztallation of ear utprnt.v of $3,555,000, $1,927,00,
              aid $2,000. tqo, Jensen quoted $30.),000 for tbu s ' tilo roof cad a
              lump-sum bid of $5,7%2,030. Thl only otlior bidder on the other two
              projects wn ,ny Service who bid $50,003,000, $50,0Q,000, $50,000,003,
-             md a lucp-sem bid of 4150,000,000.

                  You contend that the Day eRrvi. bid should be rejected ae
             lonrnsponsivc ?,ecnuse the suti7.asion of ,roonly overstated prices for



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