Negotiating bids for public construction is generally frowned upon. The projects should be awarded to the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid. However sometimes the public agency awarding the project experiences budget woes resulting in negotiating before OR after awarding a project. Another problem public construction agencies encounter are problems with poor scope of a project resulting in a lack of competitive prices, not allowing participation by more contractors as well as auditing woes. Read More “Forbidden Territory: The Back Door Public Construction Bid/Negotiation”