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B-190844 1 (1978-05-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgax0001 and id is 1 raw text is: FILE: 493'-IN COMPTROLLER Gf} IIJ'r el*C F THE UNITBO SRTATUE W.-tIHINGTON, 13.C. 202540 B-19084 4 DATE: May 9, 1978 MATTER OF: Service Technology Corporation DIGEST: Quotation was submitted after job inspection to clean approximately 6,000 eet of sewage line at $1 per foot (fixed costs were separately priced), and purchase order was issued on that basis. Fixed costs were paid, and payment of $3,575 was made for 3,575 feet actually cleaned, based on agency's inter- pretation of agreement. Contractor claims $2,425 ($6,000 - $3,575), contending that quotation represented flat rate of $6,000. Claim Is denied, since both interpretations are reasonable, and doubt must be resolved against drafter (claCmant). Firms are responsible for preparation of their bids. Claimant's failure to appreciate and understand effects of structure of its quota- tion, which was not induced in any way by Government, must be considered result of its own negligence and is solely claimant's responsibility. On May 24, 1977, Service Technology Corporation (STC) submitted to the Department of the Interior National Park Service (Park Service) a written quota- tion for cleaning approximately 6,000' of 6 sewage line at Mesa Verde National Park. The submission followed an inspection of the job by STC. The quota- tion included a charge of $100 for chemical treatment, charges for travel (per mile), per diem, and labor (per man-hour, for excavation and repair not directly related to cleaning), and a charge of $1 per linear foot for the actual cleaning. On the bas service is * provided: is of sued STC's quothatioi, a purchase orde: on May fcr the 25 the work, 1. j I 2. Park which DECISION~l L. I -_- I

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