Bee Lan Oo

1. Introduction The development of a comprehensive theoretical framework for construction competitive bidding has been slow, with little progress since the probabilistic approach outlined in Friedman’s [1] bidding theory [2] The two key underlying assumptions in Friedman’s bidding theory, namely, bidder homogeneity and stationarity assumptions, have been challenged in the literature [2].

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1. Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic brought on a mass social experimentation of a working from home (WFH) arrangement and produced a tremendous amount of new information about WFH, which altered one’s perceptions about its practicality and effectiveness [1]. The WFH arrangement induced by the pandemic also demonstrated the feasibility of continuing WFH for many workers in different jobs across many industries beyond the pandemic [2].