Bidder Protests Rejection of Late Bid

A Nevada contractor has filed a protest arguing that its bid on a $55 million project should be accepted even though the bid was received by the owner almost a minute and a half after the bid submittal deadline.

McCarthy Building Cos., Inc. argued in their protest to Clark County that county employees were not at the bid counter when McCarthy employees wanted to submit the bid. The county employees have stated that they left the counter after the 2:00 p.m. deadline. And, of course, McCarthy argues it had the lowest bid.

The county commissioners will consider the matter on October 20, 2009.

For more information, visit the website of the Las Vegas Sun and scroll down on the page.

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