Common use of BID ERRORS Clause in Contracts

BID ERRORS. Where Bid forms have erasures or corrections, each erasure or correction must be initialed in ink by the Bidder. In case of unit price Bid items, if an error is committed in the extension of an item, the unit price as shown in the Official Bid Form, will govern. Errors between any sum, computed by the Bidder, and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum. Any discrepancy between words and numbers will be resolved in favor of the written words.