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Mar 1979
Correction of Bidding Errors: The Belgian Solution
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Frans Van Cauwelaert and Ernst HeynigAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 105, Issue 1
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On the basis of data banks, a statistical method has been developed to calculate: (1)The minimum error total price, which is the price that includes the smallest error with regard to the technical aspect of the project, as well as the appreciation of the economic situation in the field of public bidding; and (2)the total price under which the bidder, under normal conditions, could not achieve the work without running important financial risks, or in other words, the price under which the bidder's competitive behavior can no longer be considered to be normal. A special procedure enables contractors, members of a cooperation agreement, to partially correct their calculated price before putting in a bid. This procedure is conceived in order to maintain competition between bidders. The cooperation agreement has been notified to the European Community's anti-trust department.
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Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 105 • Issue 1 • March 1979
Pages: 13 - 23
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© 1979 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Mar 1979
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Frans Van Cauwelaert
Civ. Engr.; Univ. of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium; Dir., Assoc. sans but lucratif, VIACONTROL-HAINAUT, Mons, Belgium; Prof. of Road Construction and Soil Mechanics, Engrg. School Inst. Superieur Industriel Catholique, Mons, Belgium
Ernst Heynig
Consultant for European Community Affairs; Brussels, Belgium; formerly, Dir. General of the EC Council of Minister's Secretariat, Brussels, Belgium
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