Why do some contractors include “bid clarifications” with their bid even when they risk having their bid rejected by doing this?

Q: Describe the procedure of avoiding the unbalanced bid problem?

A: An unbalanced bid:

Q: Upon opening of the second envelope contractor ABC with the lowest calculated bid was determined.…

A: To determine: To whom should the contract be awarded if lowest bidder decline to push through the…

Q: Front loading of a bid is always an illegalor unethical form of unbalancing a contractor’s bid is it…

A: The statement is given as Front loading of a bid is always an illegal or unethical form of…

Q: What is meant by unbalancing a bid? What type of contractis implied? Give an example of how a bid is…

A: Unbalanced bid is when contractor quotes high prices some items and low prices on some items while…

Q: What is the cost Reimbursable contract?

A: A constructional contract is defined as an agreement between two parties in which general and…

Q: What are the bidding documents needed to prepare in a Bid? (At least 5 documents)

A: During the Plan Procurement Administration process, a Bid Document is created as an output. This…

Q: What is the “contractor’s risk,” and how does it relate to the type of construction contract to be…

A: Contractor's Risk : when the term is used in association with a construction project, is the…

Q: Discuss the importance timing in the tendering process

A:

Q: What we can do if the consultant reject part form the work carried out by the contractor?

A: First of all do ensure that the consultant reject part form the work carried out by the contractor…

Q: How must the bidding phase of a project be handled?

A: The Bid Phase begins after the bid has been approved by the Office of Project Control i.e. OPC and…

Q: Describe one of the convenient options provided to contractors to scroll through the listing of…

A: The process in which takes place after the submission date end of tender is known as bid…

Q: When does the system not accept a bid opening date?

A: Bid Opening Date indicates the date and time at which all the submitted bids for a job are properly…

Q: What are the benefits of open shop contracting?

A: Open shop contracting is a type of agreement that may have a union, but it has freedom to hire both…

Q: What are the general contractor’s two main concerns when a low bid has been received from a…

A: When a low bid has been received by a subcontractor who is new or unknown to the general…

Q: What is the intended purpose of conducting a bidding, why cant the government do the projects on…

A: The main purpose of bid evaluation is to determine the lowest evaluated and substantially responsive…

Q: Why is there a need for a statement of the prospective bidder of all its ongoing government and…

A: Solution: There is the need for the statement as:

Q: True or False? One option for competitive bidding is a lump sum proposal; one option for negotiated…

A: Let's talk about the first statement "One option for competitive bidding is a lump sum proposal"

Q: Example of a single bid for a building tender invitation method

A: Question is based on single bid tender invitation method. In single bid method entire document with…

Q: Fudd Associates, Inc. submits a bid for $20 million.Mr. Fudd discovers at bid opening that all other…

A: Answer: FAI will be able to withdraw his bid after all bids are opened if it can demonstrate that…

Q: True or false? Within those jurisdictions where public contracts are subject to “Fair Subcontracting…

A: Subcontracting can be defined as practice taken up by contractors in which a contractor hires an…

Q: What do you mean by long lead procurement in fast track construction?

A: Fast-track construction is a technique of scheduling which can be used to minimize overall project…

Q: What are the objectives of, and who should attend, the pre-bid review?

A: the purpose of the pre-bid review is to get the input of other experienced construction managers and…

Q: Why is it often difficult for an estimator to prepare a cost breakdown with the bid?

A: (1) Resources constraints (2) Insufficient time available (3) adverse environmental conditions (4)…

Q: What are the rules under which a contractor must rightfully operate?

A: A contractor is a person or a firm that performs work on a contract basis. A contractor undertakes a…

Q: What is tender documents single bid system?

A: Tendering is defined as the particular type of process whereby governments and institutions offer a…

Q: s are not always equivalent to the final contract amount after the project is complet

A: A gauge is a best guess of how much something will cost. A structure project worker, for instance,…

Q: Is the final amount paid to a contractor under a unitprice contract limited by the quantities of…

A: Let's understand first what is unit price method: In a unit value contract, the complete agreement…

Q: Are the quantities of supplies or work stated in the original Bid Schedule used to determine the…

A: The explanation of the quantities of supplies or work stated in the original Bid Schedule used to…

Q: What is the proper method of responding to bidder inquiries during the bid phase of a project?

A: The addendum is a document added to back up the original document information, change the original…

Q: How can the unbalanced bid be detected?

A: Unbalanced bidding is a phenomenon common to both lump sum and unit price contracts.

Q: Tendering process - Differentiate between two major tendering processes in term of (identification,…

A: Two major types of tendering process are as follows :-  Open Tendering Selective Tendering

Q: What are the objectives of a Post Qualification Process in Bids and Awards of a Project?

A: This step is intended to determine whether or not the bidder who was determined to have submitted a…

Q: As the project manager of your company, what will be your cinsideration during Tender adjustments…

A: Followings are the considerations during the adjustments for the submissions of the tender:

Q: How can the problem of the unbalanced bid be resolved?

A: An unbalanced bid occurs when a contractor moves his expenses for one aspect of the work into his…

Q: What are the four guidelines for allocation of risk in construction contracts?

A: Risk is defined as an unpredictable occurrence or collection of circumstances that will impact the…

Q: Must a contractor accept and perform all the work involvedin each contract change order? Is there a…

A: Contractor accept and perform all the work involved in each contract change order; A contractor,…

Q: What type of bond guarantees that if a contractor goesbankrupt on a project the surety will pay the…

A: Payment bond guarantees that if a contractor goes bankrupt on a project the surety will pay the…

Q: What is the purpose of the notice to bidders?

A: Purpose of the notice to bidders:

Q: What are the rules under which the Contractor must operate to avoid risks?

A: RISK-Risk in risk management is defined as a tool which will help in planning, monitoring and…

Q: What are unbalanced bids?

A: INTRODUCTION Unbalanced bids is an effective way to benefit from careful estimation of actual…

Q: How would you go about either documenting a claim for acontractor’s progress payment or its…

A: In order to appropriately document a contractor, maintain for a progress payment, the following…

Bid Package

A bid package is a set of all documents, often known as bid documents necessary to be submitted by a general contractor before participating in a competitive construction bid to receive tender of execution of any construction project.