B-182698: Feb 4, 1975

IT WILL NOT QUESTION ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION PERMITTING CORRECTION UNLESS SUCH DETERMINATION HAS NO REASONABLE BASIS. WILL NOT BE DISTURBED WHERE SUCH DETERMINATION WAS REASONABLE AND RELATIVE STANDING OF BIDS REMAINS UNCHANGED AND CORRECTED BID REMAINS LOW. SPECIFICATION NO. 100C-1313 WAS ISSUED BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION. BID OPENING WAS HELD AT 10:00 A.M. FOUR BIDS WERE TIMELY RECEIVED A...

B-182698: Feb 4, 1975

A company protested award of a contract to a competitor at an adjusted price. The determination to permit bid correction prior to award was based on clear evidence establishing the existence of the mistake and the intended bid. Since the determination was reasonable and the relative standing of bids remained unchanged, it was not disturbed...