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B-208072.2 1 (1983-08-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadlgp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: C'e a , JU THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION . . OF THE UNITEO STATES WAS H INGTO N, 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-208072.2 DATE: August 23, 1983 MATTER OF: Halco Engineering, Inc. DIGEST: Low bid may not be corrected upward where bidder has not presented clear and con- vincing evidence that its bid price omitted the cost of an item. The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) requests an advance decision concerning an alleged mistake in the low bid submitted by Halco Engineering, Inc. (Halco), in response to invitation for bids (IFB) No. 54-82-HHS-OS. The mistake was discovered after bid opening, but prior to a contract award. Since Halco's bid would be low even if cor- rection were permitted, Halco accepted the contract, subject to its right to have the mistake question reviewed. We con- clude that the mistake may not be corrected. The IFB was issued to obtain bids-for repair, replacement and new construction at Saint Elizabeth's Hos- pital, Washington, D.C. Part of the work required was the construction of a 2,000-foot tunnel. The specifications required that the tunnel be supported every 10 feet by either a support, an anchor or a guide. The detail sheets provided with the specifications showed where anchors and guides were to be placed, but did not show where the sup- ports were to be placed. Halco determined that since an anchor, guide or support was needed every 10 feet for 2,000 feet, 200 total anchors, guides and supports were required. Halco states that in computing its bid, it first determined the unit price for a support. However, since these were not shown on the detail sheet, Halco did not know the quantity of supports needed and could not determine the total cost for supports. Therefore, it proceeded to calculate the unit price of an anchor, count the number of anchors on the detail sheet (22) and compute the total cost of anchors by multiplying the unit price by 22. This figure was entered on a cost sheet. The same procedure was repeated for 68 guides. Halco states that at this point, it failed to go back and determine the required number of supports by subtracting the number of anchors and guides (90) from the 0.)C,4,570

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