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Is there a legal precedent for correcting a math error on a city open bid project before choosing the low bidder from the total price of the contract?
Asked on Nov 19th, 2012 on Contracts - Oklahoma
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I submitted a bid on a city utility project in the state of Oklahoma. I incorrectly multiplied one of my unit prices with the quantity when adding up my total bid. I ended up being second because of this math error. I was told there may be a state law regarding cities must correct any math errors on bids submitted and using the new correct total before awarding the bid to the lowest price contractor. Is this correct?
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In general, the duty to correct errors in a public-contract bid rests solely on the bidder. It is likely a better statement that the city may choose to correct or overlook a manifest error.
Answered on Nov 19th, 2012 at 11:34 AM