Bid Failed to Establish Authority of Signer

A bidder on a public contract was required to submit, with the bid, written evidence the party signing the bid had authority to bind the legal entity submitting the bid. Either a formal resolution or a copy of a public record was needed. Self-identification of the signing party’s status was insufficient.

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