"I don't think we should bid it out to a corporation; it's strictly a police function," he said.

The project is already designed, largely bid out and costed out.

The 3.2C level upgrades will be bid out as a separate project.

Such an agreement would give the shuttle a way to cut its high maintenance costs, which it now must bid out on the open market.

The price seemed high, so he bid out about half the total job to 22 other foundries all over the country.

President Avila might have bid it out for his own use and lied about it.

In other instances, the city will competitively bid out services formerly delivered only by government.

When you bid out a construction job, there's always one guy who comes in with a bid that's way less than the other guys.

When it's time to bid out the job of cleaning and restoring the tower, he said, "any contractor knows exactly what they're getting into."

Louisiana also bids out sales tax audits to private companies, with many being paid on a percentage collected basis.