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B-191019 1 (1978-01-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfql0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION THE CIMPTROLLRR GUN2RAL ' 'OF THE UNITED STATEB WASHINGTON. O.C. 20549 (IATL B-191019 DATE; January 23, 1978 MATTER OF: Veterans Administration Request for Advance Decision DIGFST: 1. A bid, once expired, may be accepted when revive9 by bidde- provided such acceptance does not com- pcomise integrity of competitive bidding system. 2. Where low bidder initially refused to revive its expired bid, unless bid was corrected upward be- cause of mistake, bid may not be accepted subse- quently when bidder decidec to waive its mistake. Award, it otherwise proper, may be made to second low bidder whose bid iras ?romptly revived at request of agency. The Veterans Administration (VA) has requested an advance decision on the award of a contract for the addition to Building Numberl, VA Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia, project number 581-036. Bids for the project were received on October 27, 1977, with 6he two lowest bidders being as follows: 1. Edward L. Nezelek, Inc. (ELN) Alternate #1 (new parking lot) 2. Santa Fe Engineers (SPE) Alternate #1 $5,927,600 74,660 6,430,000 46,000 Th two rer'3ining bids ranged upwards to $6,904,000. The bide provided for a 30 calendar day acceptance period, and consequently expired by their terms on NovembeL26,1977. The VA states that on November 1, 1977, ELNwas requested to review and confirm its bid. Pursuant to that request, ELN orally advised the VA tbhat it had submitted a bid with errors and cequested a meeting with officials of the VA which was held on November 11, 1977. ELN presented its worksheets at that meeting and it is agreed by agency officials that - 1- 7. FILE:

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