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B-183676 1 (1976-01-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddrs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: B-183676 o THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. .C. 20546 C JITa r 29, 197 DATE: January 29, 1976 MATTER OF: P. L. Larsen Company DIGEST: In view of disparity between the low bid and other bid prices submitted and the recognized deficiency in the Govern- ment estimate, contracting officer was on constructive notice of possible mis- take in bid and correction should be allowed. qoii~1~~l Project No. 6410-5930 was issued by the Rocky Mountain Regional Office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, for various work in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The following three bids were received by the bid opening date: P. L. Larsen Company Slavin and Shafer Nelson Construction $490,464.70 589,653.00 807,285.00 Shortly after the June 12, 1974, bid opening the contracting officer was advised by P. L. Larsen that prior to bid opening it had amended its bid price by telegram. This telegram, wherein the price bid on schedule item 1 was increased by $132,756, was received by the contracting officer on June 13, 1974. Notwithstanding the facts that prior to any award P. L. Larsen advised that it could not accept a contract at the original bid price due to the irreparable injury and loss and unjustifiable hardship it would cause to that firm and appealed to the contracting officer for relief from the award it believed he would make (an appeal that was rejected on July 9 as premature), the contracting officer maintained his position that a price modification could not be granted inasmuch as the modi- fication was received late through no fault of the Government. Award was made to P. L. Larsen on August 9, 1974, at the price of $488,464.70 (item 14 was not included in the contract). - 1 -

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