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B-186433 1 (1976-07-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddbl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL 1DMCIGIDNi ~'OF THE UNITED STATES VW/ASHING'TON, D. C. 20548 FILE: B-186433 DATE: July 7, 1976 MATTER OF: C. F. Tyler & Sons, Inc. DIGEST: Request by contractor for contract modification to remedy alleged mistake in subcontractor quota- tion cannot be granted since contracting officer adequately discharged his bid verification duty by calling to bidder's attention possibility of mistake which bidder verified. The Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, has submitted for our decision the C.F. Tyler & Sons, Inc. (Tyler), request for reformation of contract No. N62467-75-C-0224 because of a mistake in bid alleged after award. The contract was for repairs to the Naval Reserve Center in Savannah, Georgia. The following is a list of all bids received and opened on June 18, 1975: C. F. Tyler & Sons, Inc. $45,590 Wiggins Electric 62,551 Faulk & Corsey Associates 78,570 Rieves E. Worrell Co., Inc. 87,888 Paul S. Akins Co. 99,700 Upon reviewing the bids, the contracting officer noticed that Tyler's bid was considerably lower than the next low bid and the Government estimate of $74,000. In a telephone conversation of July 8, 1975, the contracting officer requested verification of Tyler's bid. Tyler orally verified its bid and sent a confirming letter to that effect on July 10, 1975. The contract was awarded to Tyler on July 10, 1975. On January 15, 1976, Tyler advised the contracting officer that, due to a mistake by a roofing subcontractor, the bid price should have been $10,477 more. - 1 -

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