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The Editor, Bryan R. King is an associate in the Government Contracts Practice Group of General Counsel, P.C. He advises contractors in all aspects of government contracts law. Editor's Bio 
Bid Bond Archive
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BCI Construction USA, Inc., B-407451, December 4, 2012
Posted on December 12, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: BCI Construction USA, Inc. Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Where an invitation for bids required the submission of a bid guarantee, agency properly rejected protester’s bid as nonresponsive where protester’s bid bond listed an incorrect... -
Bob Cummins Construction Company, B-406812.2, August 28, 2012
Posted on September 5, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Bob Cummins Construction Company Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protester’s proposal was properly rejected where agency reasonably determined that the bid guarantee was defective because the surety may not be liable in the event... -
Capture, LLC, B-406284, March 23, 2012
Posted on April 4, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Capture, LLC Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Denied. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protester’s bid bond was properly rejected where the protester attached a letter to the bid bond stating that the surety’s support for the protester was contingent upon a... -
Islands Mechanical Contractor, Inc., B-404275, January 24, 2011
Posted on February 10, 2011 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Lost Proposal Bid Bond General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Agencies have a fundamental obligation to have procedures in place to receive submissions from competitors under a solicitation, to reasonably safeguard submissions received, and to fairly... -
Hostetter, Keach & Cassada Construction, LLC, B-403329, October 15, 2010
Posted on November 4, 2010 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest sustained. Keywords: Bid Bond; IFB General Counsel P.C. Highlight: The sufficiency of a bid bond depends on whether the surety is clearly bound by its terms. A bid bond that names a principal different from the... -
Excel Building & Development Corporation, B-401955, December 23, 2009
Posted on December 29, 2009 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agencies: U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Bid bond General Counsel, P.C. Highlight: Where an IFB requires an original bid bond, a bid that includes a copy of the bond issued by the surety with an original principal... -
BW JV1, LLC, B-401841, December 4, 2009
Posted on December 15, 2009 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Bid bond —————————————————————————————————————————– The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was found to have properly rejected the bid of a joint venture that submitted a bid bond that was executed by a corporation, when...
