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Contractor Engagement: Supplementary Material: P/SM5
4. Deal with tenders
Tenders should be opened as soon as possible after the date for receipt, and
strictly in accordance with the procedures agreed with the client. Qualified
tenders should be rejected if it is considered that the qualification affords an
unfair advantage, or the tenderer should be given an opportunity to withdraw
the qualification.
The priced bills of quantities should be submitted at the same time as the tenders,
but in separate sealed envelopes clearly marked with the tenderers’ names. Bills
from unsuccessful tenderers should be returned unopened.
Tenders under consideration should be referred to the CDM coordinator to check
adequacy of allocated resources in respect of health and safety requirements.
Examination of the priced bills of the lowest tenderer should be undertaken
immediately by the cost consultant, who should report on arithmetical errors.
Unsuccessful tenderers should be informed as quickly as possible, and once the
Building Contract has been let, every tenderer should be sent a list of firms who
tendered (in alphabetical order) and a list of tender prices (in ascending order).
It should not be possible to cross-reference the lists.
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