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		eli on June 24, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hagoromo president explains why he closed down his... Sometimes you're required by law to go with the lowest valid bid (presumably to discourage kickbacks and self dealing)

mordae on June 24, 2015 [–]

Not really. It's to prevent silly mistakes.

eli on June 24, 2015 | [–]

At the risk of sounding argumentative: yes, really!

Many (most? all?) state and local governments have laws that generally require you to go with the lowest valid bid to an RFP.

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