el ee 
_. The following abstracts of recent decisions of the Comptroller 
General of the United States, are of general interest: 
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are designated as "cabin. class," all cabin-class rates are "first-— 
Class rates" within the meaning of the Standardized Government Travel 
Regulations, and the traveler is ordinarily limited to the minimum 
cabin-class rates upon such vessels. 
Vol. 8, A-26875, page 588: Contracts - Alleged Mistake in Bid. 
"Under the standard form of invitation for bids and the standard 
form of bid bond, prospective bidders are notified that bids may 
not be withdrawn after they are opened because of negligence in 
submission of bids, and where bids are submitted on such forms and 
the bidder does not allege mistake until after the bids are opened, 
such bidder may not be permitted to withdraw its bid. Where such 
bid is the lowest bid meeting the specifications the same should 
be accepted and if the bidder refuses to deliver the material, 
purchase should be made from the next lowest bidder after notice, 
and the papers transmitted to the General Accounting Office for 
collection of the difference in price from the low bidder and its 
surety. 
A-26745, page 615: Public Property Damaged in Transit — Re- 
"Recoveries from common carriers either in actual cash or by de- 
ductions from the carrier's bills for damage to or loss of public 
property while in transit are for depositing and covering into the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 21 Comp. Dec. 632 distinguished. 
A-273516, page 623: Contracts - Delays — Extensions of Time. 
“There is no authority under the Standard Government Construction 
Contract for administrative officers to grant extensions of time 
because of delays in completion of the work. Any adjustment of. 
time for performance required on account of extra work or changed 
conditions is not for settlement as an extension of time. 
A-27490, page 636: Purchases — Passenger—Carrying Vehicles. 
"The term "passenger—carrying vehicle" as used in section 5 of the 
act of July 16, 1914, 38 Stat. 508, includes all vehicles designed 
and constructed primarily for carrying passengers regardless of the 
use to which they may be put and where, from the description and 
photographs, it appears they are designed and constructed for use 
primarily as passenger—carrying vehicles. The fact that the vehicles 
are so constructed that they may be used for transportation of re- 
pair material, tools, testing equipment, etc., by attaching a slip- 
on body does not authorize considering them as other than passenger— 
carrying vehicles, the slip-on body being an accessory and not an 
integral part of the vehicle. 

