Difference Between Tender and Contract Document
Difference Between Tender and Contract Document
Difference Between Tender and Contract Document
Tender Documents:
A tender is an offer in writing to contractors to execute the some specified works or to
supply specified materials within a fixed time frame and as per conditions of contract and
agreement between the contractor and the owner or the department or the party.
The tender documents contains the bill of quantities (BOQ), specifications of the works
to be carried out, time frame for the completion of the work, conditions of the contract
and plans and drawings. These documents are provided to the contractor on the payment
of certain fees. The contractor who quotes the lowest rates for the overall works are offer
the contract to execute the work.
Contract Documents:
Contract documents are the agreement between the owner or the party or the department
and the contractor to execute the works as specified in the tender documents as per
conditions of contract on the rates quoted by the contractor.
While the tender documents contains the conditions of contract and all the details for the
specified work, there is not much difference between the two in terms of contents. But
tender documents can not be submitted as Letter of Acceptance (LOA) as these are two
different types of documents. While a tender document can not bind the contractor to do
the work, a contract document binds the contractor to complete the work as per the
agreement.