Contractor bids on a highway construction job, incorporating Guardrail Company's bid into its overall bid to the state. Contractor cannot accept Guardrail's offer until it gets the nod from the state. Contractor gets the nod from the state, but before it can accept Guardrail's offer, the latter revokes it. Usually a person can revoke an offer any time before it is accepted. Can Guardrail revoke its offer in this case?

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Dominique Zuniga

7 August, 14:43

Contractor bids on a highway construction job, incorporating Guardrail Company's bid into its overall bid to the state. Contractor cannot accept Guardrail's offer until it gets the nod from the state. Contractor gets the nod from the state, but before it can accept Guardrail's offer, the latter revokes it. Usually a person can revoke an offer any time before it is accepted. Can Guardrail revoke its offer in this case?

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Alejandro Lam · Answer 1

Answer: The Guardrail can revoke this

Explanation: An offer can be revoked before it has been accepted, even if it is not the best way, it can happen, but the revocation must be communicated to the offeree. The contractor could do this, because is was not accepted in that moment.