Is it permissible for an employee to submit a proposal to carry out work for their company through an external party, even though this work is not part of their duties, and it achieves financial savings for the company?
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If the submitted offers are not confidential, and you are not obligated by contract to perform this work, and it does not harm anyone, then there is no objection to submitting a lower offer to the company than what was received, whether directly from you or through an external party.
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