Passive or active? (Bidding for the projects is expected to start in September)

[SiamS]

Dear friends,
I have a doubt on a sentence I found on a news paper.
"Bidding for the projects is expected to start in September and be completed by October".
Why it is not "be started" (alike "be completed")?
Thanks,
Siam

[Alan]

Hi SiamS,

There is an imbalance in this sentence, as you have noticed. For the sake of balance you could say: to be started or you could write it out to make a distinction between the two infinitives like this:

Bidding for the projects is expected to start in September and to be completed by October.

Alan
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[SiamS]

Dear Alan,
It is clear to me. Thanks so much for your help.
SiamS

[Honey2]

I think that DR. Alan give u the answer
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