Thereafter, in November the same year, interested cities would be required to submit a full bid proposal.

But procurement regulations dictated that they had to do it competitively - and, of course, kids don't write bid proposals.

There is specific legislation that must be followed when advertising and or submitting bid proposals for new construction and renovation.

According to the terms of the bid proposal, the operator cannot charge more than $2 a person for the service.

Mr. Haley excused himself at the last minute, citing the imminence of the bid proposal's release.

How to write a bid proposal.

The bid proposal set a range of $10 million to $10 billion over the 10-year life of the project.

This amount is based on a budget prepared by the interior design firm and is not an actual bid proposal for labor and materials.

Salt Lake City's bid proposal had said the opposite.

He said the company had built only a "very modest profit" into its bid proposals.