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B-179639 1 (1974-01-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkza0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SRELEASED LSTRITE - Ntt be releaed outside the General 09v by the Office of Cogeson' lgtos a recare UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ,,/ LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION B-179639 JAN 2 9 1974 The Honorable James L. Buckley C,! ,NUnited States Senate Dear Senator Buckley: Your letter which we received on September 13, 1973, requested that we consider a complaint by Mr. Matthew Rosta )that the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, accepted 70-gallon, 2-year guarantee water heaters for use in a fa- cilities rehabilitation project at Camp Drum, Watertown, New York, when 75-gallon, 10-year guarantee water heaters were called for in the contract specifications. According to Mr. Rosta, the Corp s 7sou ave lsolicted new bids based on the change. We found that (1) the specifications regarding water heaters were not changed, (2) 75-gallon, 10-year guarantee water heaters were being installed, and (3) the rehabilitation project was expected to be completed in December 1973. How- ever, at one time the Corps had tentatively accepted a pro- posal to use 70-gallon, 2-year guarantee water heaters but later rejected the proposal. The Corps awarded the contract for the rehabilitation & project at Camp Drum to the Small Business Administration, which, in turn, subcontracted the work. On July 2,1973, the subcontractor proposed using 70-gallon, 2-year guarantee water heaters in the project instead of the specified 75- gallon, 10-year guarantee heaters. Because the recovery rate of the 70-gallon heater was higher than that of the pre- scribed 75-gallon heater, the Corps tentatively accepted the proposed change. However, it was subsequently determined that the 10-year guarantee requirement could not be met on the 70-gallon heaters. On September11, 1973, the Corps rejected the proposed use of 70-gallon heaters and told the subcontractor to comply with the original specifications.

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