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B-281417 1 (1999-01-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptajgs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Holmes Mechanical, Inc. File: B-281417 Date: January 13, 1999 Timothy A. Sullivan, Esq., Starfield & Payne, for the protester. Jeffrey M. Denson, Esq., Us Young, Esq., and George N. Brezna, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. John L. Formica, Esq., and Jerold D. Cohen, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency acted reasonably in permitting the upward correction of the low bid where the worksheets submitted by the low bidder, which included computer spreadsheets, contained clear and convincing evidence of the mistake and the bid intended. DECISION Holmes Mechanical, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Nordic Construction, Inc. under invitation for bids (IFB) No. N44255-96-B-1007, issued by the Department of the Navy for the replacement of fresh water piping at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. Holmes contends that Nordic was improperly permitted to correct a mistake in its apparent low bid. We deny the protest. The IFB required a bidder to submit a lump-sum price for the work required, and to separately indicate the cost included in the price for bid, performance and payment bonds. The IFB added that the estimated cost range for the project was $250,000 to $500,000. IFB, Standard Form 1442, at 1-2. The agency received seven bids by the September 1, 1998 bid opening date. Nordic's bid of $211,040 was low, and Holmes's bid of $314,580 was next low. The other bids ranged in price from $320,673 to $698,300. The government estimate was $264,424. By letter dated September 2, the contracting officer requested that Nordic verify its bid because of the disparity between Nordic's bid and the government estimate and the other bids. Agency Report, Tab 6, Agency Oct. 14 Memorandum at 1. Nordic

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