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B-292555,B-292555.2 1 (2003-10-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacyle0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I llillLft G A 0Comptroller General .. . .Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 D .. Decision Matter of: Roy Anderson Corporation File: B-292555; B-292555.2 Date: October 10, 2003 William R. Purdy, Esq., Purdy & Germany, for the protester. Paul H. Sanderford, Esq., Pratt & Sanderford, for Emerson Construction Company, Inc., an intervenor. Joel R. Trautman, Esq., and William M. Brown, Esq., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for the agency. Susan K. McAuliffe, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Where workpapers contain clear and convincing evidence that the low bidder mistakenly omitted an element of cost from its bid, the contracting agency properly permitted upward correction of the bid; even where the exact amount of the intended bid is not certain, determination to allow correction is reasonable where intended bid falls within a narrow range of uncertainty and would remain low after correction. DECISION Roy Anderson Corporation protests the award of a contract to Emerson Construction Company, Inc. under invitation for bids (IFB) No. DACA63-03-B-0001, issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for construction of barracks at Fort Hood, Texas. Roy Anderson contends that the agency improperly permitted Emerson to correct an alleged mistake in its bid. We deny the protest. The IFB was issued on April 28, 2003, and bid opening was held on June 12. Emerson submitted the apparent low bid of $35,574,639.50. Roy Anderson's next low bid was $40,570,831. The government estimate for the project was $40,383,671. Emerson was asked to verify its bid, since it was substantially lower than the other bids received and the government estimate. Upon review of its bid and workpapers, Emerson discovered an error in the calculation of its subtotal price on a

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