2 Continental Constructors received a contract for the construction of a hospital.

During the bidding process, Continental received quotations for the mechanical scope of work from six subcontractors. Five of the quotations were solicited, and the sixth was unsolicited. Continental selected the lowest quotation from among the five solicited quotations, because they had had a previous unsatisfactory experience with the subcontractor who submitted the unsolicited quotation. However, the unsolicited quotation was the lowest price.

• Was it unethical for Continental Constructors to not select the lowest price quotation?

• What would you have done in this situation?