And speaking of the red carpet, who makes sure the nominees get their moment in front of the cameras without pop-star gridlock? Red carpet coordinator Sara Labb, above, is just one of a veritable army of pros on the Grammys crew who make the awards show work. Follow live coverage of the Grammys as it happens>>. We captured many of them preparing for the show in the days before Monday's airtime.
Collusive Bidding Schemes. Collusive bidding refers to agreements by contractors or suppliers in a particular trade or area to cooperate to defeat the competitive bidding process in order to inflate prices to artificially high levels. It can occur in large and small contracts.
competitive bidding. Transparent' procurement method in which bids from competing contractors, suppliers, or vendors are invited by openly advertising the scope, specifications, and terms and conditions of the proposed contract as well as the criteria by which the bids will be evaluated. Competitive bidding aims at obtaining goods and services at the lowest prices by stimulating competition, and by preventing favoritism. In (1) open competitive bidding (also called open bidding), the sealed bids are opened in full view of all who may wish to witness the bid opening; in (2) closed competitive bidding (also called closed bidding), the sealed bids are opened in presence only of authorized personnel.