Awarding contracts to lowest bidder is not always the best

“As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.” John Glenn.

Has this ever happened to you? That nearly all government facilities you use were done by the lowest tenderer. Take a careful look next time if you could notice something different. Ideally, it shouldn’t even be a bother to anyone if the right procedure to arrive at the lowest bidder is well articulated and followed. But mostly the procedures are explicit but rarely adhered to; especially on government projects.