B-283857: Jan 18, 2000

The requirements in the bid schedule were delineated in numerous detailed specifications and plans/details as shown in the contract. Award was to be made based on the low price for the base bid and all options. Bids were opened September 8. Kokolakis's bid was low at $4. While Construction Technology's was second low at $4. On a line designated "site work package" on its spreadsheet were omitted f...

B-283857: Jan 18, 2000

A firm protested an Army Corps of Engineers' decision to allow the upward correction of a low bid for dining facility construction, contending that the bidder did not submit clear and convincing evidence of the claimed mistake. GAO held that the Corps' decision was reasonable, since the bidder furnished evidence that supported its claim. Accordingly, the protest was denied...