A courier reaches the bid desk two minutes after the deadline because of traffic, and the procurement instructions have no late-bid exception. What should the bid custodian do?
Correct Answer
D) Handle it as a late bid under the instructions, without giving it a competitive advantage
Late bids should be handled according to the procurement instructions and should not receive a competitive advantage. Other choices undermine the deadline and fair bidding process.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Late bids should be handled according to the procurement instructions and should not receive a competitive advantage. Other choices undermine the deadline and fair bidding process.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: The contractor should open it privately and decide later, leaving late bid receipt unverified
In procurement and contracting, Open it privately and decide later is the wrong selection for Late bid receipt: the choice would not get the project to Handle it as a late bid under the instructions, without giving it a competitive advantage, which is the Late bid receipt result verified by the source.
Option B: Add it to the bid tab if the price is low
The trap in B is Add it to the bid tab if the price is low. That selection is wrong because it shifts the question into contract administration money flow.
Option C: Ask other bidders whether they object
Choice C gives Ask other bidders whether they object. Its specific error: it names a financial document or payment mechanism, not the Late bid receipt action/result stated by Handle it as a late bid under the instructions, without giving it a competitive advantage.
Memory Technique
Picture a weep path on the jobsite; late bid receipt is solved by the action that leads to Handle it as a late bid under the instructions, without giving it a competitive advantage.
Reference Hint
Open NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 14th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Late bid procedure" to confirm that Late bids should be handled according to the procurement instructions and should not receive a competitive advantage.
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