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B-192994 1 (1979-06-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhio0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 0' - p THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WAASHINGTON. 0.C. 20548 FILE: B-192994 MATTER OF: DATE: June 22, 1979 Palmer and Sicard Ing. Provisions of invitation for bids (IFB) are ambiguous only where two or more reasonable interpretations are possible. Therefore, IFB which required bidders to submit alternate bids on pr ressively smaller quantities of work is no made ambiguous by accompanying drawings which refer to bid options since bid items were defined by terms of IFB bid form and it was clear drawings merely contemplated~different type of bidding format than that ultimately used. 2. IFB which failed to pinpoint location of electrical panel boards and to diagram power wiring required to be removed was sufficiently detailed to permit competi- tive bidding since exact location of panel boards and wiring to be removed could have been determined by visiting work site. 3. ~ legation that contractor should be able to etermine every detail of scope and ext t of work from IFB documents alone is w 'thout merit since Government is not alway ble to draft precise specifica- tions. Where contract involves renovation of existing air conditioning system it would not be reasonable to require Govern- ment to expend great sums of money to draft specifications which would eliminate any need for contractor to visit site in order to prepare bid. /FlS / 7fS /6?Th hi~7occs7 DIGES 1) qLL To 7/ T: t L Pjqw

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