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B-183971 1 (1976-03-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddds0001 and id is 1 raw text is: \ A VVASHINGTON, D.C. 205430 FILE: B-183971 DATE: March 22, 1976 MATTER OF: Aldridge Electric, Inc. L p DI G E S T: Where contractor claims bid was mistakenly based upon purchase of improper equipment, increase in contract price to correct error is not allowed since contracting officer was not on notice of possible error prior to award. Government's post-award approval of erroneous drawings may be relevant to claim for equitable adjust- ment under one of contract's provisions, but does not bear upon question whether bid was accepted with actual or constructive notice of crror. The Veterans Administrction has requested our decision es to whether an alleged istke in bid m:ay be corrected after S1 -, (j)19s ed.) which providcs for the subnission to this Office of doubtful cases involving possible correction of mistakes in bid. On January 11, 1973, Aldridge Electric, Inc. (Aldridge) was awarded a contract by the Veterans Administration for the installation of uodcrground electrical distribution systo cables and other related work to be performed at the Veterans Administration Hospitnl in DPanvillE, Illinois. In Septembcr of 1973, the cla.:ant submitted drawines for proposed switch gear assemblies, and these drawings were approved by both the srchitect enginEer firm hired by the Veterans Administration for the project and by the Veterans Administration's Resident Engineer. The claimant's.drawings portrayed a single switch and two-way cable arrangement. However, upon installa- tion it was discoverd that this equipmant was not adequate and that the two-switch nnd thrce-way cable arrangen-ne depicted in the IF3 specifications wns necessary. As a result, the contractor had to return the assemblies to the manufacturer to be reworked, and it is the cost of this assembly modification, including a factor for markup and transportation for which Aldridge has submitted this claim. - 1 -

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