B-218230: May 31, 1985

A firm protested a Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) contract award for construction services. The protester, who had tied with the awardee as the apparent low bidder, contended that the awardee broke the tie by correcting its bid by using information that was not submitted with its bid to correct a bid error. Procurement regulations provide that a bidder may be permitted to correct a mistake...

B-218230: May 31, 1985

CLAIMS THAT $495 WAS INTENDED AND THAT THE TOTAL BID SHOULD BE $816. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHAT THE BID ACTUALLY INTENDED WAS. 495 IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER FOUR BIDDERS' PRICES FOR THE WORK. WHICH WAS TIED WITH CMC AS THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER. COMPLAINS THAT CMC WAS PERMITTED TO CORRECT ITS BID DOWNWARD. EACH BIDDER WAS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THREE COPIES OF THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS. WHICH WERE BOUND IN A B...