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This redflag indicates risk if a bid's due date has been extended after some of the bids have been submitted AND/OR Some or all bids are disqualified for simple errors AND/OR Complaints from bidders that they were not allowed to submit bids AND/OR A bid is “forgotten” in the safe.

This indicator indicates risk if bids are not opened in public AND/OR pages are missing from one or more bids AND/OR changes to the bid prices and bid security list are handwritten AND/OR members of the bide evaluation committee [BEC] are present or participating AND/OR The attendance sheet lacks original signatures of the company representatives supposedly present at the ceremony

This redflag indicates risk if members of the BEC do not have the necessary technical expertise to evaluate the submitted bids AND/OR
the project uses a standing BEC regardless of what is being procured AND/OR the committee is too large or dominated by a single individual

This redflag indicates risk if a bid is not in a sealed envelope AND/OR Bids are not kept in a secure location with limited access