Monday 11 September 2017

Guidelines to Be Followed While Bidding For Construction Related Tenders

If you check a tender detail providing website, you will find that most of the government sponsored tenders are related to construction projects. With the growth in the number of urban centres in India, both the Central and the respective State governments in India are increasingly investing in infrastructural projects. Thus, there is a plethora of construction work, sub-contracting work and construction project management related live tenders available on reputed tender detail providing online platforms. However, while bidding for construction related tenders it is essential to keep certain points in mind and some of these have been discussed below.

Bidding for Construction Tenders

If you check the Andhra Pradesh tenders carefully, you will find that tenders are floated to call for bids for various projects ranging from construction to supply of medicines. Before you bid for a tender, it is important that you check the tender document carefully for any unusual conditions or specifications, which can affect the pricing.


When you place a bid for a construction tender, you must keep the following points in mind:
  • You must check the tender for the prices of the materials that need to be procured from the sub-contractors. Your bid must be inclusive of the cost of purchasing construction materials, hiring transportation facilities, renting store sheds and all other expenses that your company has to bear in order to complete the work.
  • Sometimes along with the tender documents, you might be required to submit a Bill Of Quantities or BOQs. Read the tender document carefully, to understand the type of BOQ that you must develop and the items to be included in the BOQ.
  • While evaluating the tender, you must also check the project site. The project site should be easily accessible for your company employees, otherwise your company will incur extensive expenses in lieu of travelling to the project site.
Thus, before bidding for a construction tender you must study the document, evaluate all the clauses in the document and then make a bid for the tender. Also ensure that you submit all the tender related documents well before the last date for submission of bids.