Assertion: bidder | /r/HasProperty | responsible
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Source sentences:
text: If the bid appears to conform substantially to the specifications, or if any irregularities are so minor that you cannot reject the bid as non-responsive, then you will need to determine if the bidder is responsible.
text: In other words, in order to determine whether the bidder is responsible, you will need to know enough about the bidder to determine whether the bidder has the skill, judgment, integrity, financial resources, and ability to perform the contract, such as: the bidder’s performance on similar jobs (ask the bidder to provide you with contact information for owners on past projects, and then call the owners and ask the about the bidder’s performance), the bidder’s financial status, and information about how many other projects the bidder is working on and whether the bidder has sufficient staff and financial resources to work on your project at the same time.
text: If the bid is responsive and the bidder appears to be responsible,
text: “taking into consideration quality, performance and the time specified in the proposals for the performance of the contract,” then you have two options: (1) award the bid to the low bidder, with the assurance that the bidder is responsible enough to perform the contract (although you are still taking a risk that the bidder will not be able to perform the contract at the price they’ve bid); or (2) reject all of the bids and rebid.