▁will ▁release ▁these ▁construction ▁documents ▁public ly , ▁or ▁to ▁a ▁select ▁group ▁of ▁general ▁contract ors , ▁who ▁will ▁then ▁place ▁a ▁bid ▁on ▁the ▁project ▁which ▁reflect s ▁what ▁they ▁believe ▁cost ▁of ▁construction ▁will ▁total . ▁This ▁bid ▁is ▁inclus ive ▁of ▁a ▁mult itude ▁of ▁sub cont ractor ▁b ids ▁for ▁each ▁specific ▁trade . ▁The ▁general ▁contract or ’ s ▁fee ▁is ▁generally ▁built ▁into ▁the ▁bid ▁cost . ▁Most ▁government ▁contract s ▁are ▁bid ▁compet it ively ▁using ▁this ▁method . ▁ ▁Altern ative ▁proc ure ment ▁roots ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁popular ▁alternative ▁proc ure ment ▁roots ▁in ▁construction ▁industry ▁are , ▁▁ ▁Design ▁& ▁build ▁ ▁Management ▁Cont ract ing ▁ ▁Method s ▁of ▁tender ing ▁( B idd ing ) ▁ ▁We ▁can ▁identify ▁six ▁types ▁of ▁tender ing ▁methods ▁in ▁construction ▁industry . ▁▁ ▁Open ▁tender ing ▁ ▁Single - stage ▁select ive ▁tender ing ▁ ▁Two - stage ▁select ive ▁tender ing ▁ ▁Select ive ▁tender ing ▁for ▁design ▁and ▁builds ▁ ▁Neg ot iation ▁ ▁J oint ▁vent ures ▁ ▁Open ▁T ender ing ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁method , ▁the ▁client ▁is ▁advert ising ▁and ▁inv iting ▁the ▁tend ers . ▁Any ▁contract or ▁who ▁wishes ▁to ▁quote ▁can ▁submit ▁their ▁offers ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁inv itation . ▁ ▁Single - stage ▁select ive ▁tender ing ▁ ▁Client ▁is ▁selecting ▁few ▁contract ors ▁and ▁inv iting ▁them ▁to ▁quote . ▁Cont ract ors ▁are ▁mostly ▁selected ▁based ▁on ▁previous ▁experience ▁or ▁pre