If you tender for construction or infrastructure work in New Zealand, you'll know the feeling. October rolls around, and suddenly every buyer is wanting to spend money before the break. Tenders land faster. Clarifications pile up. Closing dates creep into mid-December, or worse, sit in the middle of January when half your team is at the beach. Over the next eight weeks, I'll share one practical post a week to help you get through the busiest stretch of the tendering year in g