Bid Price in Figures Applied Instead of Words
Department of Public Works and Highways · 2023
Severity: ModerateRecommendation: Unknown
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What Happened?
Category: Procurement ComplianceIssue: Non-complianceWhen a bid had a mismatch between the written amount and the numeric amount, the agency used the numeric amount instead of the written one, which is opposite of the rules.
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Original Audit Finding Excerpt
"Despite the discrepancy in the submitted bid price, the amount specified in figures was applied instead of the amount in words."