In the global construction context, the best value or most economically advantageous tender
is becoming a widespread approach for contractor selection, as an alternative to other …

Collusion is of critical concern to the construction sector as it undermines free competition in
the construction market. Given that previous research on collusive practices concentrates …

Recommending the identity of bidders in public procurement auctions (tenders) has a
significant impact in many areas of public procurement, but it has not yet been studied in …

Bidding is the process in which a contractor submits a tender to the owner of a construction
project to undertake its execution. This enables companies to properly employ required …

Noncompetitive and collusive bidding behaviors have recently become a major concern in
public projects. Identifying the bidders involved in price manipulation protects the public …

Procurement practices are often characterized by competitive tendering. The overarching
purpose of this is to ingrain transparency, probity, and value for money into the processes of …

Bid riggers often are accused of colluding and violating competition law, but there are limited
instruments with which antitrust authorities can detect them. In collusive bidding, bid riggers …

This paper examines the extent to which engineers can influence the competitive behavior
of bidders in best value or multiattribute construction auctions, in which both the (dollar) bid …

Collusive bidding is regarded as one of the most socially harmful, anticompetitive, and
illegal practices in the construction sector. Bid-rigging, which is a form of collusion, refers to …

Noncompetitive bids have recently become a major concern in both public and private
sector construction contract auctions. Consequently, several models have been developed …