▁the ▁client ▁( as ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁a ▁lower ▁tender ▁determ ining ▁the ▁contract ▁sum ), ▁and ▁thus ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁go ▁ins ol vent , ▁or ▁he ▁will ▁claim ▁for ▁" loss ▁and / or ▁exp ense " ▁due ▁to ▁dis cre pan cies ▁in ▁the ▁contract ▁documents ▁( this ▁can ▁be ▁done ▁deliber ately ). ▁The ▁lowest ▁tender ▁is ▁not ▁always ▁a ▁feas ible ▁tender . ▁The ▁lowest ▁tender ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁likely ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁contract ▁sum ▁the ▁most ▁throughout ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁B id ▁solic itation ▁B id ▁solic itation ▁is ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁making ▁published ▁construction ▁data ▁readily ▁available ▁to ▁interested ▁parties , ▁including ▁construction ▁man agers , ▁contract ors , ▁and ▁the ▁public . ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁services , ▁including ▁government ▁entities ▁and ▁private ▁plan ▁rooms , ▁that ▁allow ▁project ▁own ers ▁to ▁release ▁project ▁details ▁to ▁solic it ▁and ▁obtain ▁contract or ▁b ids . ▁These ▁services ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁gateway ▁for ▁project ▁own ers ▁to ▁release ▁project ▁information ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁group ▁of ▁contract ors , ▁general ▁contract ors ▁or ▁sub cont ract ors ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁solic it ▁b ids . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁services ▁are ▁subscription ▁based ▁or ▁charge ▁a ▁flat ▁rate ▁for ▁project ▁data . ▁ ▁Cont ract ual ▁formation ▁Depending ▁upon ▁the ▁language ▁in ▁the ▁bid ▁proposal , ▁a ▁sub cont ract ing ▁construction ▁company ▁could ▁make ▁its ▁bid ▁final , ▁and , ▁if ▁accepted , ▁a ▁leg ally ▁en force able ▁contract ▁is ▁created .