reply to A situation that a project manager might find themselves in is being offered an extravagant gift from a potential vendor. First, the project manager needs to be aware of any company policy about accepting gifts, whether it's prohibited or only a certain dollar amount can be accepted (Egeland, 2010). If the project manager is allowed to accept the gift under organizational policy they need to be aware the vendor might expect a favor in return if the gift is accepted. In this case the vendor is offering an extravagant gift for a contract to supply a service the project requires. The vendor is aware their service is not competitive with other similar vendors so they offer a gift to 'buy' the contract. In this case it is best for the project manager to politely decline the gift to avoid negative perceptions of their acts or integrity