https://www.gao.gov/products/140038

B-236550: Nov 13, 1989

A firm protested an Army Corps of Engineers contract award for fish hatchery construction, contending that the Corps improperly allowed the awardee to correct its bid after bid opening. GAO held that the Corps properly allowed the corrections, which were based on legitimate calculation errors. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

https://www.gao.gov/products/437218

B-236550: Nov 13, 1989

PROCUREMENT - Sealed Bidding - Low bids - Error correction - Price adjustments - Propriety Agency's decision to permit correction of low bid will not be questioned unless it lacks a reasonable basis. Correction is proper where the work sheets submitted to support the allegations of mistake establish the mistake and the claimed intended bid by clear and convincing evidence. 040 was low. 050 was nex...