FORM & PROCEDURE OF BID/ 6.

Specs – which cover the What should be the form of the

NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS engineering or technical contract document?
requirements of the work and
What are the contract documents Ans. The contract documents,
describe the details of
in the competitive bid contract? excepting drawings may be typed,
construction.
mimeographed, or printed, and it is
Contract Documents – are the Specs – act of describing or
the standard practice to bind them
written documents that define the identifying something precisely
all into one volume which, together
roles, responsibilities and work or stating a precise
with the plans for work is available
under the construction contract, requirement.
to contractors for bidding or
and are legally-binding on parties. 7. Plans – which shows the
construction purposes.
physical details of the work
Ans. The procedure for setting up
a competitive bid contract is rigidly
defined by the law for public work
projects. The same procedure is
recommended for privately
sponsored projects although some
of the formalities may be omitted.
1. Advertisement – a notice of
1. Advertisement – or notice to
announcement in a public medium
contractor which gives a brief
promoting a product service, or
description of the work and
event.
solicits bids from contractors
for the accomplishment of its
construction
2. Instruction to bidders – which 2. Written instruction to bidders,
is a furnished, detailed what are the preparations that
information required for the they need to do.
preparation of the bid or
proposal.
3. Form of bid or proposal – this 3. format uniformity to
document is desirable in order understand easily.
that all bids will be uniform and
prepared on a common
understanding.
4. Contract – the legal document,
4. compensation – awarding
binding on the legal parties,
someone money
which states the work to be
done, the compensation for
the contractor, the time of
completion, and the other
legal features of the project. 5. Includes the rights and
5. Gen conditions of the contract responsibilities of the parties
– which amplified the contract involved.
and states the legal and
business requirements of a
project as a whole. Gen instructions