CMGT 3500 Test 2-Questions with Correct
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Three Project Award Methods
Competitive bidding, negotiation, Direct selection
Advantages of Competitive Bidding
It ensures fair pricing, gives new contractors opportunities, encourages competition, and
shifts financial risk from the owner to the contractor
Bid Rigging
Fraud where the winner is preselected
List the three elements / components of the BID
Advertisement, Invitation to bid, instructions to bidders
Instructions/Information to Bidders (IFB) Purpose
Ensures all bidders get the same information about the project
IFB prepared by whom
CM
Responsive Bid defined
Meets all project requirements and rules.
Responsible Bid defined
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Three Project Award Methods
Competitive bidding, negotiation, Direct selection
Advantages of Competitive Bidding
It ensures fair pricing, gives new contractors opportunities, encourages competition, and
shifts financial risk from the owner to the contractor
Bid Rigging
Fraud where the winner is preselected
List the three elements / components of the BID
Advertisement, Invitation to bid, instructions to bidders
Instructions/Information to Bidders (IFB) Purpose
Ensures all bidders get the same information about the project
IFB prepared by whom
CM
Responsive Bid defined
Meets all project requirements and rules.
Responsible Bid defined