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7. The submission of the petitioner is that when the said communication was received, the petitioner realized that in its bid document pertaining to package No. 1, in respect of the aforesaid item No. 2061 of the BOQ, schedule 2(c), i.e., for supply of TM.T. Fe-500 reinforcement steel, a writing/typographical error had crept in inasmuch, as, in the column where the rate was to be quoted, the person filling in the bid document had inadvertently filled in the figure "Rs.2820/-" both in figures and words. The error is explained by pointing that the estimated quantity of this item as mentioned in the BOQ form was 2820 M.T. The submission is that this was an obvious typing/typographical error inasmuch, as, the total amount for this BOQ item was mentioned by the petitioner as Rs.15,22,80,000/- which would be the total amount if the rate of Rs.54,000/- per M.T. is multiplied by the estimated quantity of 2820 M.T. His further submission is that the rate of Rs. 54,000/- per M.T. for this BOQ item had uniformally been quoted by the petitioner in respect of the other bids made by it in respect of packages 2, 3 and the combined package 1 and 3. The submission of the petitioner is that, in fact, there was no arithmetical error and the same was a bona fide human error which occurred on account of fatigue and tiredness of the person filling the tender form as a result of repetitive work. To appreciate this submission of the petitioner, we may extract herein below the relevant entry in the BOQ which contains the rates/amounts mentioned by the petitioner: