On the third try, Suburban came in with the low bid.

That is almost five times less than the low bid now being considered.

But an inspector general's report completed last month shows that the low bid had a high cost.

Not only was the bid too low, he maintained, but the combination made no sense.

The public would later learn that the contract was given for $500,000 more than the lowest bid.

He won the job with the low bid of $2,988.

They made a much lower bid and almost lost it.

Would anyone really be willing to consider the lower bid?

Or, a different company may win the low bid next time a system is replaced.

In the second round, earlier this month, the low bid was $3.9 million.