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B-179725 1 (1973-10-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadlg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTr9OLER' CENEIA.L OF THE UNITD STATES WAHIPlDC,0 V6AMH n. gyVr 14 &A715* October 30, 1973 Thles omrabla e Secretary of Agriculture Dear Kr, secretary We refer to a letter dated z.etear 18, 1973, with eneUsura, from the Director, Office ot Plant and Operation., requesting a dectsin as to the action to bo takui onerning a =error allead by Mr. Richard Delena to have bnx nds itu hia bid upon hich eontnct No. 01-2576 is baed The Yorest Service, aEss tan tmI , ltLlvuima, iaacoin, by Invitation No. R9-73-41 requested bid ,Xor the construction of Coblin Cnek Road No, 354 (Section A), Ottava ?National Forest, Baraga and Iroc Ccunties# Hichigan. R chaxd 11lmie a mitted an aggreqte total bid In the amount of 62,,615.86. The thraw other bidder@ oh thbe . project quoted aggreg*te total bid pricce raing frx u $76,217.60 to $97,556.30. The Covezu=t eotint.o M the work was $70,259.30. T.he, bid of Richard Delane ws accepted = J m a B, 1973m At a prV ork ionference m July 12, 1973, Kichard 1i1ltue allegd that the bid price va in error because it d.d not include pit exava- . tion aud ravul rushing work as it assuted that grml stockpiled at the Governmwnt pit vould be available for use tu the work. The con- tractor seeks to KSCvBr $4,830 for the cuitted york. bwveer, we find uo t ubi to Itncremc the ,contraet price as requestad sinca the cotracting officer mado a ard vithout notice of poosible rror. The contracting officer had no muo n to suspect error iuc tha low bid wa in line with the other bids roccivad and the Government estimate. Therefore, the accoptaice of the bie con- stitqtod a valid end bixding egreemut from vhic.,i rcef may not be ,%rsntod. B-178336, Hay 10, 1973; B-175813, July M,,, 1973; U-17873,, August 3, 1973. Paul '0,Domblk- ' Yor tn o Co=ptroller Onert ., of tho U ted Stai .e . . .. .. . .. .. . ... _ .r.. . . . ..

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