FAQ.33

Question:

Is there a difference between tender and bid? I thought tender was when we send the drawings out and the bid is what contractors send back - is that correct?

Answer:

The terms tender and bid are so often used interchangeably, that the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) and other design and construction associations including the OAA have generally agreed within their own organizations to only use the single term “bid”, in an attempt to have more consistency and eliminate the potential argument or question that there is a difference between the two terms if both are used within a single document such as a construction contract.