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006.27.3-R10:19-11-229. Competitive sealed bidding.

AR ADC 006.27.3-R10:19-11-229Arkansas Administrative Code

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 006. Department of Finance and Administration
Division 27. Office of State Procurement (Refs & Annos)
Rule 3. Procurement Rules
Ark. Admin. Code 006.27.3-R10:19-11-229
006.27.3-R10:19-11-229. Competitive sealed bidding.
(a) Correction or Withdrawal of Bids.
(1) The State Procurement Director or agency procurement official may waive technicalities (small details) or minor irregularities (something irregular in form or nature) in bids which do not affect the material substance of the bids when it is in the state's best interest to do so.
(2) Amendments to bids shall be allowed if the amendments are in writing and signed, are received prior to the date and time of bid opening, and clearly indicate the date and time of bid opening and bid number.
(3) If there is a suspected bid mistake, the State Procurement Director or agency procurement official may request confirmation of a bid and shall request the confirmation to be made in writing. The bid of any bidder who fails or refuses to clarify in writing within a reasonable time any matter contained in his bid may be rejected. The written clarification shall become a part of the contract awarded on the basis of that bid.
(4) Bid prices shall be based on the unit prices and any correction of the price extension or of the price addition by the Office of State Procurement or state agency having an agency procurement official shall not be considered the correction of a bid. Bid prices shall not be increased after the date and hour of bid opening. A bid price may be decreased only after a determination has been made that the bid is low.
(5) An otherwise low bidder may be permitted the opportunity to furnish other information requested in the invitation for bids and not supplied due to oversight, so long as it does not affect responsiveness.
(6) When a mistake in a bid is claimed by the vendor prior to award and the evidence is clear and convincing that a material mistake was made in the bid, and that due to such mistake the bid submitted was not the bid intended, the bidder may be permitted to withdraw his bid. Where the evidence is clear and convincing that a material mistake has been made in a bid after the award of a contract and the contractor will sustain a financial loss (a reduction or diminution in profit margin shall not be deemed a financial loss under this subsection) if required to perform the contract, the contract may be rescinded.
(b) Correction. Any negotiated adjustments, as defined in Ark. Code Ann. ยง 19-11-229(h), will not be considered the correction of a bid.

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Adopted Jan. 1, 1999.
Current with amendments received through January 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 006.27.3-R10:19-11-229, AR ADC 006.27.3-R10:19-11-229
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