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B-177926 1 (1973-04-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadvs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ,, COMPTOLLER GEnERAL OF THE UNITED tTATES 4.$' ' WASHINGTON, P.C. 2o48 vS n'ITrr92 April 19, 1973 The lionormble Earl L. Buts Secretary of Agriculture Dear ), Seorotary: Riferene o it=de to a letter dated January 29, 1973# from the Director# Office of Pinot and Operations, ,uea- . O6*CP ig . 4eoiion vhMethor relief nny be granted to pro-de additional conmpenhtiohof k,779,58 to ilehler Dales Inc,,b/oVO09 for an error in bid alleged after eNrd of contract The invitation :or bids upon i4oh the contract in based invited offers to perform construction and altenation inorW at the 11,, Grain lrketing fleseach Center, Jp1nbattani '5L.P- tanas, The bid ohedulq provided for three basic bid items plus a combination bid,. Miehler submitted tom offer only on ( Basic Did Item 3, Job t16, in the amount of %22,8575. The work for Job j4L16 was set forth on sheots 1, %, 6, and 10 of the contract dra ings, The other offers received for IsiO Bid wlo- 3 imre $29,566, 1'32,C00 and $44,300t The Qovern=ont o4tinato vas- %'20,O00 ince no combination bid ir lons than the total of the individual bacic bid prices and theBlehlor bid van low on Basic Bid Item 3, it woo awarded a cont:?aot for that item, Cubsoquently, Iiehier advised the co.;tracting officer that it h4 nade a mistaki in its bid by n.t bidding on the work in Job 1'i.6 set forth in cheets 4 and 10 of the contract drawings. Plere a jritaeako in bid is alle d after aiard of a contract, our Office ill grant relief only if the mistake was rututl or the contracting officor was on actual or constructive notice o1 the error prior to award. 48 Cor G, Gen. 672 (1959)1 37 id. 685 (1958); 17 .,.o575 (1938).* The responsibility for the preparation of the bid subm.tted in response to the invitation waa upon the bidder. While it in trae that sheet 4 of the drawinga,i nich covers a phase of Job /116, wo not liated in the index of drarinc for Job i#!Il6, Iiehler ctatoc thnt it did not rely on, or even coal th6 index. ?reet eJ 4a Ocy Itn tr Fr 4'. BEST octiENi AVMILABU1

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