B-188477: Aug 2, 1977

AGENCY PROPERLY PERMITTED BIDDER TO WITHDRAW BUT NOT TO CORRECT ITS BID SINCE EVIDENCE ESTABLISHES ONLY THAT MISTAKE WAS MADE AND NOT INTENDED BID. 2. RECORD REVEALS THAT GOVERNMENT'S ESTIMATE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD WAS REVISED PURSUANT TO AGENCY PROCEDURES TO INCLUDE OMITTED ITEMS AND NOT TO JUSTIFY AWARD TO SECOND LOW BIDDER AS CONTENDED BY LOW BIDDER. 3. DEFECTIVE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE WHICH WA...

B-188477: Aug 2, 1977

The protester objected to the refusal of the Army Corps of Engineers to permit correction of its bid. The evidence established that the bidder mistakenly omitted an item in computing the bid, so the agency properly permitted the bidder to withdraw but not to correct the bid since the evidence established only that the mistake was made. The agency's estimate was revised pursuant to agency procedure...