In contrast, many members were familiar with Sion from its earlier bid.

That was down from the metal's last late bid of 1989 of $5.208 a troy ounce.

He said that whoever gets the contract would want a price increase from its bid.

That includes $1.2 million left over from his failed bid for governor in 2002.

This was different from their bid in 1993, as they had nowhere else to go.

They raised their offer for the site to $262.5 million, from their initial $195 million bid.

They usually nick a glance from somebody else's successful bid.

Vornado's bid is somewhat different from its original bid of $52 a share two weeks ago.

Mr. Cuomo began the race with about $1.2 million left over from his failed bid for governor in 2002.

The offer is an increase of 11 percent from Simon Property's previous bid of $18 a share, or $1.5 billion.