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They don't just accept the lowest bid. It's the lowest bid that complies with the requirements. You can tighten up the requirements and conditions.
by HPsquared 3y ago
They don't just accept the lowest bid. It's the lowest bid that complies with the requirements. You can tighten up the requirements and conditions.
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- SoftTalker 3y agoYou can also consider the demonstrated qualifications/competency of the bidder. I could submit a low bid for a project and if I have no history of ever completing similar projects my bid can be rejected on that basis. However (at least in the few governemnt bids I've been involved in) if the low bidder does not get the award, they can challenge the award and often do. Then the government has to defend their decision and give the reasons the low bid was disqualified.
- ExoticPearTree 3y ago> I could submit a low bid for a project and if I have no history of ever completing similar projects my bid can be rejected on that basis. Good luck with that. It is prejudiced discrimination because you assume that if the bidder never did a contract like what you're looking for, they will not be able to do it. It would be just like you don't want to hire a junior because they never worked before :)