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B-274973 1 (1997-01-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafsk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Barnard-Slurry Walls, J.V. File: B-274973; B-274973.2 Date: January 15, 1997 Carter B. Reid, Esq., and Robert M. Fitzgerald, Esq., Watt, Tieder & Hoffar, L.L.P., and Brian M. Morris, Esq., and William L. Madden, Esq., Goetz, Madden & Dunn, P.C., for the protester. Thomas J. Madden, Esq., Charles R. Marvin, Esq., and W. Craig Dubishar, Esq., Venable, Baetjer & Howard, L.L.P., for Solentanche-Inquip, JV, an intervenor. Clark J. Hulce, Esq., and William L. Henson, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Charles W. Morrow, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Low bid for levee reconstruction work was properly rejected as materially unbalanced where the lump sum price for preparatory work line item was many multiples higher than the reasonable value of the work, such that the bid was grossly front-loaded, and the unit price for the levee reconstruction work was significantly less than the government estimate and other bid prices. DECISION Barnard-Slurry Walls, J.V. protests the rejection of its bid as unbalanced under invitation for bids (JFB) No. DACW05-96-B-0066, issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, for levee reconstruction work. We deny the protest. The IFB, issued on August 13, 1996, contemplated the award of a firm, fixed-price contract for levee reconstruction at two sites in the Maryville/Yuba City area of California. The project required the construction of an impervious slurry cut-off wall at the south levee of the Yuba river and at the east levee of the Feather river. The pricing schedule for the project contained nine separate contract line items (CLIN) as follows: CLIN 0001 - Preparatory Work; CLIN 0002 - Demolition; CLIN 0003 - Aggregate Base Course; CLIN 0004 - Erosion Control Seeding; CLIN 0005 - Slurry Cut-off Wall; CLIN 0006 - Soil Explorations; CLIN 0007 - Bituminous Surface Course; CLIN 0008 - Bituminous Prime Coat; and CLIN 0009 - Site Clean-Up. All of 447113