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B-190191 1 (1978-07-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgfi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I TH COMPTROLLER UMNERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES j. WAENINOTON, 0. C. S20548 FILE: B-190191 DATE: July 18, 1978 MATTER OF: Park Construction Company DIGEST: 1. Where complainant alleges reliance on pro- curing activity's oral advice to submit bid on basis ,,if using topsoil existing at site and to leave blank the alternate bid for indicating the bid reduction for use of such topsail, complainant was not prej- udiced because all bids were evaluated on basis of same work ever though different bidling methods were used by bidde. ;. 2. Where IFB stated that no reliance was to be placed on oral '1vic2, complainant assumed the risk and consequences of its bid by relying on oral advice it allegedly received from a prucuring activity employee. 3. Bidder's failure to bid on alternative item which was not selectnd for award by procur- ing activity does not render bid nonrespon- sive. 4. Awardee's bid was properly corrected down- ward because its bid, either as submitted or as corrected, was low and responsive. It is legally permissible to reduce a low responsive bid after bid opening and prior to award. 5. GAO prefers the disclosure of the order of selection priority for additive and deduc- tive items and recommends that grantor agen-- cies may wish to provide that their grantees follow this pieferred approach to avoid pos- sible claims of favoritism. I'( r

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