Solves long delivery problems 5. Allows assessment of supplier's service abilities 6. Costlier to administer, since it lengthens the overall project time 3. This is a procurement procedure where the contractor, in his tender to the municipality, must incorporate the price of one of the vendors, usually the first named, as their base bid. If an alternate vendor is thought attractive, the alternate's name and price savings are submitted by the contractor after the tendering.
Some contracts allow the names to be submitted up to one week after the tender.
Specifications can require contractors to be responsible for any extra monies for engineering and design changes. After the award of a contract, the owner reserves the right to choose any, or all, of the alternates submitted by the contractor. The alternates might offer some savings to the owner, but definitely will for the contractor. Knowledgeable owners and consultants will closely scrutinize any contractor selected alternate, however we often find that some owners and consultants may not oppose any such alternates. Possible Advantages of this Procurement Format 1.