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B-191043 1 (1979-11-28)

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                       5THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISION                OF  THE   UNITED STATES
                        WASHINGTON. D.C. 205a8


FILE:  B-191043


DATE: November 28, 1979


MATTER  OF:  Fortec Constructors, Inc.--
             Reconsideration


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    Allegation that agency deliberately modi-
    fied earlier interpretation of IFB in order
    to deprive protester of award is not sup-
    ported in record.

2.  Since request for reconsideration merely
    restates protester's original arguments
    without demonstrating errors of fact or
    law, decision is affirmed.


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   Fortec Constructors, Inc. (Fortec) requests recon-
sideration of our decision, Fortec Constructors, Inc..


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B-191043, May 1, 1979, 79-1 CPD 302, regarding invita-
tion for bids (IFB) No. GS-04B17008, issued by the
General Services Administration (GSA), Region 4,
Atlanta, Georgia.

    We denied Fortec's protest of the award of a con-
tract (for construction of foundations for an addition
to the United States Court House in Miami, Florida) to
any bidder other than itself. We concluded that GSA
had properly awarded the contract to Bartlett Construc-
tion, Inc. (Bartlett) as the lowest, responsible,
responsive bidder.


    In summary, the facts are these. GSA first issued
the IFB on November 14, 1977. Fortec submitted the
only bid.  However, GSA determined Fortec's bid price
was unreasonably high and rejected the bid. Fortec
then filed suit in the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida (Fortec Construc-
tors v. J. Solomon, Administrator, Civil Action No.
78-812), alleging that its bid price was reasonable
and that the Government estimate was too low. The







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