United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-24 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1997-11-10 monographic deposited born digital 3 p. GA 1.13:B-278042 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-278042 P0b002ee18fd4e8cc f:278042 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-278042 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-278042 B-278042 Comptroller General Decision Where power of attorney certificate attached to bid bond is endorsed with a facsimile, rather than an original, signature of surety's authorized representative, bond is defective and renders bid nonresponsive, even though certificate was embossed with surety's raised corporate seal; corporate seal is prima facie evidence that power of attorney is an authorized act but, since it does not expressly evidence surety's intent to be bound in the absence of the original signature of its authorized representative, it is not sufficient to render bond acceptable. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-278042/html/GAOREPORTS-B-278042.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-278042/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-278042.pdf GAO/B-278042 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-278042 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-278042; Brothers Construction Company, Inc., B-278042, November 10,;