A supply manager receives four bids for a special piece of equipment. The equipment is large and does not fit into a normal sea container. The bids are as follows:
Supplier 1Supplier 2Supplier 3Supplier 4
Bid$2,110,000$2,105,000$2,110,000$2,115,000
Incoterms® 2020 RuleGIFDPUFCAFAS
The costs of transportation, included within each bid price, are as follows:
Responsibility for Payment to CarrierTransfer of Risk to BuyerCost of Transportation
Supplier, before goods are loaded onto vessel: purchaser thereafterAlongside vessel nominated by purchaser$50,000
Supplier to named port of destination: purchaser thereafterOnce goods have been loaded onto the vessel$55,000
Supplier to named place of destination once unloaded: purchaser thereafterOnce goods have been unloaded at named place of destination540,000
PurchaserWhere goods are loaded onto the collecting vehicle$30,000
The supply manager has taken account the firm's risk profile and wishes to use FCA for its Incoterms® 2020 rules. Adjusting the pricing in the tenders to reflect this, which supplier should be awarded the contract (based on the lowest price)?