"Responsive bid" means a bid which conforms in all material respects to the requirements set forth in the invitation for bids. Material respects of a bid include but are not limited to price, quality, quantity or delivery requirements.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 65, § 57; 1987, ch. 348, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSResponsible bid must be within bid request specifications. — A bid price not in conformity with the specifications of the bid request is not a responsible bid. Shed Indus., Inc. v. King, 1980-NMSC-086, 95 N.M. 62, 618 P.2d 1226.
Bid must incorporate public works minimum wage rates. — A bid is not a responsible bid when it fails to incorporate the state's public works minimum wage rates. Shed Indus., Inc. v. King, 1980-NMSC-086, 95 N.M. 62, 618 P.2d 1226.