None of the above.

Bidders with competitive bids.

Bidders with erratic bids.

Bidders with uncompetitive bids.

Special builder's work related to nominated subcontracts in a tender.

Profit based on nominated subcontractor's contract sum.

Wastage factor for materials in nominated suppliers' contract. 

General attendance for temporary services accessible by nominated subcontractors and suppliers.

They want to maintain presence in the markets.

They want to transfer some of the risks to subcontractors.

They want to maintain good relationship with their clients.

They want to have a good chance of winning a bid.

Profit maximization is always the first consideration in project selection.

They would bid for projects that assist in achieving the firms’

objectives.

They may bid for projects in new market sectors.

They would avoid projects that are too large for their firm.

The mark-up percentage that has been included in the tender estimate.

Basis of cost estimate.

Special conditions in subcontractors' quotations. 

The possible sources of variation orders.

his competitor is able to produce a bid equal to his cost estimate.

he has a chance of winning.

his competitor is able to produce a bid lower than his cost estimate.

his cost estimate is higher than the lowest bid.

They are more successful in making profits for large projects.

They have a preferred value range for projects to bid for.

They have higher general overheads that put them into a disadvantaged position in bidding for smaller projects.

They are more successful in winning large projects.

A higher BCP indicates higher bid competitiveness.

A zero BCP means a contractor’s bid is equal to the lowest bid.

The maximum bid competitiveness is denoted by BCP equals zero.

A higher BCP indicates lower bid competitiveness.