Questions that might reveal leaking of bid information include:
- Do you know or suspect, or have you heard, that inside information is being is being leaked to bidders?
- Are there instances or a pattern of:
- Winning bids being very close to budgets or estimates?
- The winning bidder being just under the next lowest bidder?
- The late bidder being the low bidder?
- Accepting late bids?
- Are bids ever opened prematurely?
- Is a questionable “consultant” or “middleman” involved in the procurement process?
- Do any project officials involved in the bidding process fraternize with or accept gifts or favors from any bidders?
- Do any such officials appear to live beyond means?
- Are there instances of winning bids containing information that is maintained in company or agency files, but that is not available to the general public?
- Are controls and procedures to prevent the leaking of bid data in place and enforced?