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title: Estimating Ethics
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# Estimating Ethics

Clients engaging in unethical bidding practices can quickly gain a reputation for doing so,
leading to reduced bid response that can be impossible to fully recover from.

To ensure a transparent bidding process, one must

* divulge all selection criteria to bidders,
* avoid conflicts of interest,
* maintain confidentiality of bid submissions, and
* provide equal access to bidding information.

### Terms

> [!info] Bid Shopping
> the practice of sharing a bidder's quote with other prospective vendors
> in order to solicit lower bids.
> The competing quote may be legitimate, fabricated,
> or a non-serious proposal from a colluding vendor.

## Bad Bid Practice

Deceptive proposal language is a quick way to get blacklisted.

Taking advantage of a customers ignorance of electrical construction
is particularly reprehensible.

> [!example]
> * Not including consideration for voltage drop
> * Including standard, line-voltage switching as "lighting control"
> * Excluding all mechanical disconnects
