It Takes A Lot Of Concrete To Demonstrate Relevant Experience

Monday, January 03, 2011 03:09 am

Denied: Past Performance

Matter of: Innovative Builders, Inc., 2010 U.S. Comp. Gen. B-402507.2 (Sept. 15, 2010)

A contractor lost out on a contract because it lacked recent and relevant construction experience -- or at least its bid failed to prove otherwise.

The Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers' (Corps) solicited bids for a project involving replacement of a pier; installation of drainage and piping; and construction of a concrete foundation, bulkhead and seawall. The solicitation set the past performance factor highest and instructed bidders to submit three to five examples of recent, relevant construction projects. Innovative Builders, Inc. (Innovative) submitted five projec [...]