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Transparency in Construction Estimating
Cross-topic of transparency and construction-estimating.
Estimating Ethics
Ethics for the Solicitor
Contractors 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.
Ethics for the Bidder
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
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.