Escambia County has a set of general terms and conditions for all its sealed bids (Read). The Maplewood drainage project request for bids clearly states on page 14 that these terms and conditions are part of this request.
Here are the terms for Mistakes:
5.03 Mistakes Vendors are expected to examine the specifications, delivery schedule, solicitation prices, extensions and all instructions pertaining to supplies and services. Failure to do so will be at vendor’s risk. In case of mistake in extension the unit price will govern.
This is very clear. Road Inc. made a mistake and it is their failure, not the Escambia County Purchasing Department’s. How can the County Commission not know their own rules for awarding sealed bids? If I can find this in less than 15 minutes, surely they can.