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 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-10-20 monographic deposited born digital 6 p. GA 1.13:B-297115 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-297115 P0b002ee180398a08 f:297115 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-B-297115 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-297115 B-297115 Comptroller General Decision Where corporate surety's power of attorney form attached to bid bond failed to designate the individual who signed the bond on behalf of the surety as an attorney-in-fact authorized to bind the surety, contracting agency properly determined the bond was defective and the bid nonresponsive because it is not clear whether the surety would be bound. Evidence of the authority of surety's agent to sign bid bond on behalf of the surety must be furnished with a bid prior to bid opening, and failure to furnish it renders the bid nonresponsive. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-297115/html/GAOREPORTS-B-297115.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-297115/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-297115.pdf GAO/B-297115 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-297115 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-297115; B-297115, Johnson Machine Works, Inc., October 20, 2005;