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B-296961 1 (2005-10-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaqys0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A G A O Comptroller General . Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Fort Mojave/Hummel, a Joint Venture File: B-296961 Date: October 18, 2005 Robert P. McManus, Esq., Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP, for the protester. Frank P. Buckley, Esq., Charles D. Raymond, Esq., and Harry L. Sheinfeld, Esq., Department of Labor, for the agency. John L. Formica, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency improperly rejected low bid as nonresponsive where the bid failed to acknowledge a solicitation amendment that merely clarified requirements already contained in the solicitation and otherwise had a negligible effect on the quality and price of the construction project bid upon. DECISION Fort Mojave/Hummel, a Joint Venture, protests the rejection of its bid submitted in response to invitation for bids (IFB) No. DOL 051RB20042, issued by the Department of Labor, for the construction of the new Job Corps Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Fort Mojave/Hummel's bid was rejected as nonresponsive because it did not contain an acknowledgment of amendment No. 1 to the IFB. We sustain the protest. The successful bidder under the IFB will be required to construct nine new buildings totaling approximately 190,997 gross square feet, including three (3) 136 person Dormitories, an Administration-Medical/Dental building, a Recreation building, a Cafeteria building, an Education building, a Vocational Education building, and a Warehouse. The buildings will be located on a 24 acre parcel of undeveloped land, with the successful bidder also being required to perform miscellaneous site improvements in the form of general landscaping; earthwork; roads and walks; parking; drainage; water, sewerage, and gas utilities; electric ductbank; and site/security lighting for the new buildings. IFB at 01010-1. One amendment to the

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