Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
5-31-1988
Degree Name
Master of Science in Civil Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
First Advisor
Edward G. Dauenheimer
Second Advisor
Walter Konon
Abstract
The micro-computer program, BIDCALC presented in this thesis is offered as simple, practical, and proven approach to developing an effective data-based competitive bidding strategy. BIDCALC is written in dBASE III Plus programming language for MS-DOS based computers.
Main purpose of the program is to evaluate the optimum bid using the Friedman's model of Maximizing the Expected Profit. At the same time the program keeps track of necessary competitor and project information in data base files which are easily transferable to other software packages. The program is capable of generating a variety of reports in a matter of seconds.
BIDCALC is being designed for a user who has limited knowledge about the subject, and little or no knowledge about computers. Data is entered only once. It is menu driven to make it even easier for the user.
The program can be further improved in many ways. Since it is written in the widely used dBASE language, any desired feature can be added easily. Graphical representation of numerical data can be obtained easily using any graphics package available on the market which can use dBASE format or standard ASCII format. The program can also be compiled using the available dBASE compilers which makes it independent of dBASE and faster to execute.
To show the effectiveness of BIDCALC, a number of samples are included. Using the demonstration files all the features of the program can be examined.
Recommended Citation
Uzel, Selim, "Friedman's model of calculating the optimum bid price using dBASE III Plus" (1988). Theses. 3227.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/3227
