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B-182485 1 (1975-02-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcdy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ; OF THE UNITED STATES :V WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FILE: B-182485 DATE: February 28, 1975 MATTER OF: Sundance Construction, Inc. DIGEST: Contractor, seeking upward price adjustment based upon allegation of three mistakes in bid after award and performance of contract, is not entitled to relief since contracting officer was not on actual or construc- tive notice of two of the mistakes, and usual rule that bidder bears consequences of unilateral mistake in bid applies; as to third mistake (suspected by contracting officer), award of contract following verification of bid when requested by contracting officer results in a valid and binding contract. This case involves mistakes in bid alleged by the contractor, Construction, Inc. (Sundance), after award of a contract (No. DOT-FA74WA-3503) to it for expansion of the public parking lot at Dulles International Airport. Invitation for bids (IFB) WA5C-4-0328B1 was issued on May 2, 1974, by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and bids were opened May 22, 1974. The IFB was structured in the alternative; item 1 for the expansion of the east end of the parking lot and alternate item 1 for ex- pansion of the east and west ends of the parking lot. Six firms submitted responsive bids and a determination was made by the FAA to award the contract on the basis of alternate item 1 to the low bidder, Sundance, at a price of $134,619.59. Bids on items relevant to this protest were as follows: - 1 -

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