Opinion ID: 1985887
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Heading: S. Johnson Company

Text: 8042 Old Alexandria Ferry Road Clinton, Maryland 20735 Re: NIH Bldg 30 HVAC Modifications RC: IFB # 263-93-B (CM)0422 Subject: Letter of Intent to award SUBJECT: Subcontract Dear Mr. Kick; We herewith respectfully inform your office of our intent to award a subcontract for the above referenced project per your quote received on 8/05/93 in the amount of $898,000.00. This subcontract will be forwarded upon receipt of our contract from the NIH, which we expect any day. A preconstruction meeting is currently scheduled at the NIH on 9/08/93 at 10 AM which we have been requested that your firm attend. As discussed with you, a meeting was held between NIH and PEI wherein PEI confirmed our bid to the government, and designated your firm as our HVAC Mechanical subcontractor. This action was taken after several telephonic and face to face discussions with you regarding the above referenced bid submitted by your firm. We look forward to working with your firm on this contract and hope that this will lead to a long and mutually beneficial relationship. Sincerely, /s/ Thomas F. Pavel, President Upon receipt of PEI's fax of September 1, James Kick called and informed PEI that Johnson's bid contained an error, and as a result the price was too low. According to Kick, Johnson had discovered the mistake earlier, but because Johnson believed that PEI had not been awarded the contract, they did not feel compelled to correct the error. Kick sought to withdraw Johnson's bid, both over the telephone and by a letter dated September 2, 1993: