The article discusses the prevailing practice in competitive bidding where the lowest bid often wins, creating a strong incentive for contractors to underbid. However, this leads to a compromise on quality as winning bidders rush to complete projects and may cut corners to stay profitable. Consequently, when deadlines arrive, projects frequently fall short of expectations, forcing the government to issue new bids to rectify the shortcomings. This cycle perpetuates a pattern in which ineptness is inadvertently rewarded due to a focus on cost over quality.
The incentive to bid low leads to a race to the bottom, where contractors focus on speed and minimum compliance rather than optimal results.
When the project is delivered, the government often finds that the work is subpar, prompting another round of bidding to correct the issues.
Winning bidders, motivated by low bids, may end up compromising on quality, resulting in projects that fail to meet expectations and timelines.
The cycle perpetuates a system where ineptness is rewarded as the lowest bids lead to subpar work and ongoing project failures.
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