REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH THE CONTRACT

If the bidder refuses to comply with the awarded bid, the Auctions Board shall be notified immediately and it shall send a report to the Secretary. The Board may choose from one of the following alternatives: A. To adjudicate the second bidder which complies with the specifications and conditions and whose bid is the lowest. B. If the noncompliance is not for just cause, the bid bond shall be executed in order to cover the payment of the amount proposed by him and the amount proposed by the second bidder, If such guarantee or bond is not enough to cover the payment of the amount proposed by him and the second bidder, the Board may act directly against the bidder in order to recover the differential. C. The Board may request the elimination from the Sole Registry of Bidders, for a term of not less that one year, or greater than three years. 28