Petitioner submitted a bid to respondent for roofing work on Project No. 37344-C. When respondent opened the bids on June 12, 1991, a discrepancy was noted on petitioner's bid form — the price written in words was "Three hundred eight thousand four hundred ninety nine dollar[s] and 00/100ths" and the price given in figures was "$380,499.00". Rule 4.4 of respondent's "Instructions to Bidders" states that "[i]n case of discrepancy between...
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