Award of Contract 1

A Procuring Entity (PE) sought guidance as follows:

1. In an effort to identify a bidder to provide the service of repairing and maintaining the Air Conditioning system in the Company’s Fleet of buses, the PE initiated several procurement proceedings, which were subsequently cancelled.
2. The PE states that the current procurement proceeding has brought the bidder’s bid approximately 60% higher than the Comparative Estimate. Clarification on the bid price was sought from the bidder.
3. The PE now seeks guidance on how to proceed.