Decker R
Hosp Mater Manage. 1990 Dec;15(12):20-1.
A hospital invited bids for building materials for a hospital construction project. A supplier submitted a bid which asked the hospital to sign and return a trade association form contract. The hospital didn't return the form but used the supplier's bid as part of the general contract for the entire project and notified the supplier and the general contractor. Later, the supplier submitted a higher bid for the same material contending that the hospital hadn't accepted the first bid as they hadn't followed the instructions. The hospital materials manager feels that the bid was properly accepted. In this dialogue, Dr. Decker reviews the legal issues involved in the different ways of accepting an offer.
一家医院就一个医院建设项目的建筑材料进行招标。一家供应商提交了一份标书，要求医院签署并返还一份行业协会格式合同。医院没有返还该格式合同，而是将供应商的标书用作整个项目总承包合同的一部分，并通知了供应商和总承包商。后来，供应商就相同材料提交了一份更高的标书，声称医院没有接受第一份标书，因为医院没有遵循指示。医院材料经理认为标书已被妥善接受。在这段对话中，德克尔博士审视了以不同方式接受要约所涉及的法律问题。
