Rejection of Unbalanced Bids [Memorandum]

Green, M. Eldon

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Rejection of Unbalanced Bids [Memorandum]

1987-07-29
By Green, M. Eldon
Series: Memoranda & Guidance: Information

File Language:

English

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Creators:

Green, M. Eldon
Corporate Creators:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Policy & Guidance Center
Subject/TRT Terms:

Bids Competitive Bidding Policy Recommendations
Series:

Memoranda & Guidance: Information
Resource Type:

Memorandum
Right Statement:

Public Domain
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Abstract:

Assistant Regional Counsel Lawrence Hanf has recently prepared the attached position paper regarding the rejection of unbalanced bids. The conclusion is basically that unbalanced bids are not allowed under the following circumstances : l. If there is a specific clause in the contract prohibiting unbalanced bidding and the Government can show that the bid was mathematically unbalanced; or 2. If the contractor grossly front-end loads its bid so as to amount to an advance payment or an interest-free loan; or 3. If the unbalancing of the bid on an option contract or an estimated quantities contract with an unreliable estimate, creates a reasonable doubt that the apparent low bid will actually result in the lowest cost to the Government.
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