The phrase "awarding bids" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of procurement or contracting, referring to the process of selecting and granting contracts to bidders.
Example: "The committee is responsible for awarding bids to the most qualified contractors for the construction project."
Alternatives: "granting contracts" or "assigning bids".
He added that he and his colleagues holed up at a hotel when the time came to award bids so as to avoid the "stress" of having bidders visit them at the office.
Hanks and Abdi also popped up among the SAG Award bids.
Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg, noting that the biggest problems lay in contracting for professional services, like legal and engineering work, that are typically awarded without bids, proposed that bidding be required for all contracts.
But Mr. Schnirman said a PriceWaterhouseCoopers report released in December criticized the previous Town Board's practice of awarding no-bid contracts.
Under the monitor he appointed, the school reformed many of its bookkeeping procedures and ended its practice of awarding no-bid contracts.
"FIFA took a clear position after awarding the bid and stated the decision was irreversible," said Peter Novak, a spokesman for the governing body of German soccer.
That American federal programme began by awarding no-bid contracts to firms owned by blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans; now it covers people with ancestry from at least 33 countries.
In any event, smart money says the new face of CPS will announce this summer that a large consulting firm has completed its study of both the SUPES deal and the CPS policy for awarding no-bid contracts.
The city awarded development bids to two nonprofit groups, the United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg, which represents part of the fast-growing Hasidic community, and the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council.
Two conferences awarded their bids based on regular season performance.
