He balked at the lowest tender of $125,000 for construction.
What are you thinking about?' He said, 'I'm thinking that every one of the one million parts behind and beneath me were built by the guy who put in the lowest tender.' That's how risky it was.
The airport was estimated to cost NOK 15 to 16 million, but the lowest tender was between NOK 10 and 11 million.
He cannot see my face, nor I his, but his low, tender voice trembles as he speaks the words so full for us of poignant meaning.
Sometimes until she fell asleep to the low tender tones of what had become his voice, to her, the voice of that big curved instrument, its softly buffed surface and graceful bulk held close against his body, sharing the intimacy that was hers.
However, with the planned study design, we will also be able to describe a possible subgroup of patients with reported low tender joint count, and low global health assessment and VASpain score, but having inflammatory activity on MRI.
When the number of suppliers is limited or prices are set unattainably low, tendering will reduce the capacity of the market to step up supply if needed and pave the way to drug shortages [ 21].
When a reinforced concrete structure is designed, the issue of durability, life-cycle costing and overall life is frequently relegated to following the relevant codes and choosing the lowest bid from the tendering contractors.
What we serve our elderly and infirm, at a time when they are in most need of a decent meal, is processed slops prepared off-site by catering firms that have won the contract with the lowest possible tender.
Stephen Joseph, chief executive of the Campaign for Better Transport, says the department "has moved away from the lowest cost tender, which got them into serious trouble with the West Coast franchise … to one that rewards quality".
In the final months of the second dollar, the $200 000 cheque was the lowest legal tender denomination by decree, despite having its expiry date extended twice.
