Sentence examples for a formal bid process from inspiring English sources

That is, they can lodge a formal bid process, or they're barred from doing so for 12 months.

This could lead to a formal bidding process.

The process of seeking to host the Tour start is not a formal bidding process, as with something like the Olympics.

EMI Music, which was seized in February by Citigroup from the British private equity firm Terra Firma, has also drawn the interest of investors, and music executives say that Citi is expected to begin a formal bidding process soon.

Besides criticizing Snapple's contract to sell drinks in New York City schools, the comptroller took issue with a "letter of intent," apparently awarded without a formal bidding process, that would grant Snapple and its corporate parent, Cadbury-Schweppes, exclusive rights to sell its products on all municipal property.

China also has begun to pit companies against each other in a formal bidding process, which lowers returns for everyone.

Had the LAPD embarked on a formal bidding process, it would have had to assign as many as 15 staffers and spend more than a year on that effort, said chief information officer Maggie Goodrich.

But she said a more formal bidding process was done several days later, and that KBR has provided Pentagon auditors with documentation on the bids.

Further details of what went on before the formal bidding process began are expected if a new investigation is opened.

In addition to the formal bidding process established last year, Iraq has been negotiating directly with a handful of international companies to increase production from existing oil fields, Mr. Ghadhban said.

The formal bidding process is scheduled to begin on Jan . 24