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Professional Practice: Guideline for Quantity Surveyor Chapter 4

4.2.2 Limited or Close Tender

 Tender open to bidders in the category stated in the notice only.
 Example: limited tender is for Bumiputera bidders only.

Advantages Disadvantages

Provide opportunities for Bumiputera Is limited to a group of contractors

contractors involved in the construction only.
industry without competition from non-
bumiputera contractors.

The bid document processing time can The price offered is high due to lack of

be reduced. competition.

Table 4.2: Advantages and Disadvantages of Limited Tender

4.2.3 Selective tender
Selective Tendering can be either single or two stage.

Single stage selective tendering

A short list is drawn up of contractors considered suitable for the project. It gives the
client the opportunity to exclude any firms thought unsuitable and to limit the number of
tenderers. The criteria the client may use to decide upon the suitability of a contractor

are:
 Whether the company has had recent experience of similar projects of a

similar standard and completed within the predicted time scale.
 Whether the company has the skills necessary to carry out the works.
 The quality of the company management structure and personnel employed

by the company.
 Whether the company has the spare capacity to carry out the work within the

proposed time scale.
 The financial standing and record of the company.

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