Bid Shopping. Bid shopping is an unethical practice in which a contractor discloses the bid price of one subcontractor to another in an attempt to obtain a lower bid price. Included in bid shopping is âbid peddling,â in which subcontractors themselves offer to undercut the known bid of another subcontractor.
The real estate entitlement process is frequently a political one, which involves uncertainty and often extensive negotiation and concessions in order to secure the necessary approvals and permits.
Entitlement, or sense that we have the right to have something, can be a healthy expectation. It is, for example, a normal part of a childâs psychological development to think that he or she is the center of the world.