Evaluation of Tenders
Tender evaluation is more than comparing prices. Check scope, exclusions, assumptions, experience, risk and capability before awarding the contract.
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The Importance of Good Specifications
Good specifications reduce ambiguity, variations, rework and disputes. Make project specifications clear, complete, current, consistent and easy to find before issuing work for tender.
How Long Should you Set Project Proposal, Tender or Quote Response Times?
Short RFP/RFQ/RFT response times reduce the quality of project proposals and ultimately increase project costs. Reduce the chances of this happening by allowing sufficient time for companies to prepare quality proposals.
Why you Should Have a Single Contact Person in Tender Requests and Offers
Ensure your request for offer and also your offer documents list a single contact person for contacting for further details or clarifications.
Fences Required Around All Construction Work
Install safety or security fences around physical works areas. Do a safety risk assessment to determine the type of fence required. Allow enough budget.
Delegation Limits: Understanding Your Clients Approval Delegation Process (Approval Limit)
You don’t want to wait weeks and months for a client to approve your proposal. Save time and win more business by understanding the approval delegation limits of your client.
Check Geotechnical Information
Check and double check geotechnical information supplied by the client. If the client supplies the information, it would be ideal for the contract to specify that your design/construction relies on …
Tight Schedules
Bid teams / tender teams often bid for projects that the company can’t do. They will make a schedule that is too tight, or have milestones that are impossible to …
Treat Restarted Projects as New Projects
If a partly completed project is put on hold (deferred project) by the client, when it is restarted it should be treated as a new project. This includes reviewing and …
Visit the Intended Site
Visit the intended project site before submitting the tender bid. By doing this you can spot potential problems that may not have been documented. Do not do a cost proposal …