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B-190691 1 (1978-04-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfyk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION THN COMPTROLL.E RGENERAL. OP THE UNITED UTATEs WASHINGTON, O. C. 20548 FILE: 0-190691 DATE: April 17, 1978 MATTER OF: John Amentas Decorators, Inc. DIGEST: Agency determination to permit bid correction is improper where bidder seeking correction asserts that intended line item bid was comprised of several elements but submits no evidence to establish that such elements, which could have been included in the bid prices for other line items, were not so included. Since agency did not request such evi- dence, bidder should be afforded oppJr- tuuity to promptly submit such additional evidence to agency for consideration, and if bidder is unwilling or unable to do so, it should be permitted to withdrnw but not correct erroneous bid. John Amentas Decorators, Inc. (Amentas) protests the determination of the Department of the Army to permit correction before award of an erroneous bid submitted by Ahern Painting Co. (Ahern) in conjunction with invitation for bid (IFB) No. DAH C02-77-B-2146. The basts of the protest is that Ahern had not and cannot submit clear and convincing evidence of the extent of its error. The of vinyl painting Military in quest existing (Item 12 IFB was for the procurement and installation wall coverings, surface preparation and in various quarters at the United States Academy, West Point, New York. The item ion was one calling for the removal of wall coverings prior to the new installation of the IFB). Bids were received on July Ahern Painting Co. John Amentas Decorators J & T Painting Co. 13, 1977 as follows: $ 56,280 107,000 108,625 -I- 9- .~ liii ill I I I p %4 I .I N f .0 pot,

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