Indicators (61/119)

This redflag indicates risk if not all bids are brought to the opening ceremony AND/OR One or more of the submitted bids lack a time stamp

This redflag indicates risk if a bid's due date has been extended after some of the bids have been submitted AND/OR Some or all bids are disqualified for simple errors AND/OR Complaints from bidders that they were not allowed to submit bids AND/OR A bid is “forgotten” in the safe.

This redflag indicates risk if there is a pressure exrcised by project officials on BEC members to select a certain contractor

This redflag indicates risk if the winning bid price is much higher than cost estimates or industry averages AND/OR bid prices drop when a new or infrequent bidder enters the bidding process AND/OR persistently high or increasingly high bid prices by all bidders

This redflag indicates risk if a successful bidder subcontracts work to losing bidder(s), which may include those that withdraw their bids AND/OR cross-ownership of bidding companies or family ties (similar names of key staff and owners or family members own the bidding companies)

This redflag indicates risk if a company withdraws its bid often without explanation AND/OR submits incomplete bids too frequently AND/OR submits a fraudulent bid security (indicating that it knows it is not going to win) AND/OR company submits unusually high bid prices (especially if prices are rounded or unnatural numbers occur)

This redflag indicates risk if there are only a few companies in the market that always bid together and they take turns winning

This indicator indicates risk if there is a suspicious bid pattern between bidders, like same or similar telephone or facsimile numbers or address shared by bidders

This indicator indicates risk if there are any complaints about poor quality from users

This redflag indicates risk if there are any complaints from the bidders about the evaluation process