by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Proposal Writing, Proposal Writing
Beyond “Low Bid” What Now? The idea that always choosing the low bidder on a construction contract would protect budgets and prevent corruption has run its course. It is now almost an axiom of the construction industry that the hidden cost of broken schedules and...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Development, Business Development
The Destructive Low Bid Myth by Simplar Institute About 150 years ago, our forefathers bestowed the competitive bidding concept on us in order to curb corruption, inefficiency, and mismanagement by government officials. In New York, the competitive bidding...
by Simplar | May 8, 2025 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Growth, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
Browse the Dodge Report and submit a competitive bid, to acquire any work that is available. Simple. For many years this was standard operating procedure in the construction industry. Selecting the lowest qualified bidder was mandated by regulation for most public...
by Simplar | Mar 10, 2021 | Leadership, Leadership, Procurement, Procurement, Weekly Construction Message
ATTENTION OWNERS Look Beyond Low-Bid For the past two years, I have been preaching to contractors the wisdom of looking beyond low-bid. I have been frustrated to receive less than enthusiastic responses from a greater majority of contractors. Their reaction to my...
by Simplar | Feb 2, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
Schleifer’s Weekly Construction Message High Quality VS Low-Bid In the last three weeks, we have assaulted the low-bid legacy that has haunted contracting for 100 years. Government agencies began low-bid contracting as a way of keeping politicians honest. It...
