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B-196004 1 (1979-11-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhsb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 5 ~ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES VWAS H INGTO N 0 .C. 20548 FILE: B-190004 DATE: November 2, 1979 MATTER OF: DeLoss Construction Compan 3 Where Government received benefit of services, even though dollar amount was in excess of procurement authority, payment may be made on quantum meruit basis since amount claimed is reasonable and procure- ment has been implicitly ratified. An authorized certifying officer of the Bureau of and Management (BLM), United States Department of the Interior, has requested our decision regarding the propriety of paying the invoices submitted by DeLoss Construction Company (DeLoss) for the rental of equip- ment with operators, pursuant to the Moave Chub HMP Project, to modify the habitat of an endangered is species. In November 1978, BLM made the determination that there was a need to modify the habitat of the Mojave T : Sarnia. Prior to the dates in question, April 9 through May 11, 1979, there were two attempts to improve the habitat but, apparently due to adverse changes in the water and temperature at the site,each attempt was stopped. DeLoss was the con- tractor used for the first two attempts and was also selected for the third. However, due to an administra- tive error, BLM proceeded under the prior purchase order (No. CA-060-CT9-9) rather than issuing a new one for the third attempt. Moreover, after the project was completed, the BLM District Office received an invoice from DeLoss claiming $26,902.75 for the ser- vices rendered, which was in excess of that Office's procurement authority ($10,000).

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