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aliases: []
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title: Transparency in Construction Estimating
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tags:
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- status/not-started
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- topic/construction
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- topic/estimating
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- topic/transparency
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- type/cross-topic
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dg-publish: true
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---
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# Transparency in Construction Estimating
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Cross-topic of [[transparency]] and [[construction-estimating]].
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## Estimating Ethics
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### Ethics for the Solicitor
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Contractors engaging in unethical bidding practices
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can quickly gain a reputation for doing so,
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leading to reduced bid response
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that can be impossible to fully recover from.
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To ensure a transparent bidding process, one must
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* divulge all selection criteria to bidders,
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* avoid conflicts of interest,
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* maintain confidentiality of bid submissions, and
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* provide equal access to bidding information.
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### Ethics for the Bidder
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Deceptive proposal language is a quick way to get blacklisted.
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Taking advantage of a customers ignorance of electrical construction
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is particularly reprehensible.
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> [!example]
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> * Not including consideration for voltage drop
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> * Including standard, line-voltage switching as "lighting control"
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> * Excluding all mechanical disconnects
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### Terms
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> [!info] Bid Shopping
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> the practice of sharing a bidder's quote with other prospective vendors
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> in order to solicit lower bids.
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> The competing quote may be legitimate, fabricated,
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> or a non-serious proposal from a colluding vendor.
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