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B-194610 1 (1980-04-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadidj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: tLLER . - THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION * OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FILE: B-194610 DATE: April 1, 1980 MATTER OF: Andy Electric Company DIGEST: 1. Where contracting officer did not know that Government estimate was erroneous when bidder was requested to verify low bid based on esti- mate and other bids received, verification ;request was sufficient. 2. Award to low bidder after bid verification was not unconscionable, notwithstanding second low bid was about 130 percent more than low bid, since it is not established that contracting officer knew that Government was essentially 'getting something for nothing.' Andy Electric Company (Andy) has requested that contract No. DACA21-77-C-0062 awarded February 18, 1977, for alteration of various fire alarm systems /9, at Hunter Army Airfield be increased by $34,642 to $61,221.20 because of an error in bid alleged 5 months after completion of the work and before final settlement of the contract. Prior to award of the contract, Andy was advised that the Government cost estimate for the work was $37,201 and that the two other bids received were $61,223 and $81,565. Andy consequently was requested to verify its low bid of $26,579.20. Andy verified the bid. As a result of Andy's present claim for an increase in the contract price, the Government estimate was reviewed and has been revised upward to $53,508. Andy contends that in verifying the bid it relied upon the closeness of the then-reported Government estimate and discounted the significance of the higher bids. Andy states that, if it had been presented with a correct Government cost estimate, it would have made a thorough examination of all the bid computations and discovered the error prior to award. Because the erroneous Government estimate allegedly was responsible for the verification, Andy

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