The Bidding Game

Published bidding models have traditionally been approached from the point of view of the bidder or contractor. This paper deals with the analysis of more than 5,000 tenders comprising approximately 34,000 bids which were received by the specifiers. It was found that similar recognizable statistical...

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Published in:Journal of construction engineering and management 1984-06, Vol.110 (2), p.153-164
Main Authors: Van Der Meulen, Gysbert J. R, Money, Arthur H
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