Question $12$ of $20$

A bid was received in your office and inadvertently opened by the office administrator because it was not properly marked as a bid. Which choice includes the correct procedures for handling this situation?

The designated official should record the information regarding the mistake and notify the bidder of the error.

The designated official then writes an explanation of why it was opened, the date and time opened, and the IFB number, then signs the envelope and immediately reseals it$.$

The administrator should sign hisher name and title on the envelope and deliver it to the designated official. The contractor, in the presence of the designated official, should place the IFB number on the bid envelope, sign it$,$ and reseal the envelope.

$q,$ The administrator is only required to sign hisher name on the bid and then file it with the rest of the bids