Problem 2 – Lack of standard methods of measurement
The tender drawings and specifications cannot cover every aspect of the concerns to all contractors. The process of estimation works involveby involving various assumptions. For example, right from the measurementmeasurements of quantities of works, preambles are made for the calculationcalculated works. The methods used in arriving at the final quantities can vary from one to another depending on the individual’s experience in the industry, level of expertise, etc.

Problem 3 – Timing of the tender
For example, there is no available quantity surveyorssurveyor to work on completing the tender documents until one week before the tendering deadline for submissions. In this case, the tender documents can barelyhardly be expected to be produced withto a very high quality and the insufficiency in time available to prepare and coordinatedcoordinate all the data can result in a higher chanceschance of incomplete bid documents and/or uncoordinated bid documents, which can further lead to misinterpretations in other areas of the tender works.