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B-189544 1 (1977-10-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfgr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 4 hi:4E COMPTROLLERN UENJRAL \aJECIU HIN *(w.. Oa THUUNITED SVATEU W A 0 P01j Wtr'NQGTOIIW.`0.0. 12ROO54GS FILE: B-189544 DATE: Ostobvr 25, 1977 o MATTER OF: S. J. Groves & Sons Company DIGEST: 1. Worksheets and other information submitted by bidder to agency in support of bid correction will be cons dered by GAO notwithstanding that same information has not been furnished protester. 2. Where mistakeina bid was alleged prior to award and bidder preseited clear and convincing evidence of 'mistake and of bid actizafly ttehtded, ahd bid as corrected remains low by substantial amount, GAO will not disturb administra- * tfva determination to allow correction. 3. Fact that' portions of bid may be unbalanced does not disturb contractingoficer's determination that clear and convincing evidence of mistake and intended bid exists as to other portions of bid. S. J., Groves & Sons.Company (Grves) protests the correc- tion of the lowbid of B(& Conutructors (B4) under Invitation for Bids,(IFB) No. DC-73970 issued by the Bureau of Reclamation, United States Department of the Interior (Interior), for the con- struction of a section of.the Tehama-Colusa Canal at its Central Valley Project, California. On A ril 19, 1577, Interior opened The six bids which had been submitted in response to the sibject FB- B4 submitted the low bid 'f $18, 970. 693. Qroves submitted the next low bid of $22, 922, 322, The Government estimate for the work Was $25, 149, 730. Odig tdthe disparity between the low bid'and the next low bid and Government estimate, B4 was contacted by the cohtra'1ihgoffier on April 29, 1977, and requested to verify its bid 'price. By nailgra dated May 4, 1977, B4 advised that it erred inits lump-sum subtotil bid of $1, 740, 000 for Items 60othrough83of theIFB On May6, 1977, B4 furnished detailed iiiformation which hidicated that in entering its lump- sum bid for Items 60-83 (furnishing and laying pipe) it had failed to enter the direct costs for the siphons (Items 79-83) L

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