They are still waiting to obtain bids for gas masks and other equipment.

Mr. DiPiero charged that the county could have obtained cheaper bids.

When he received enough funding, he gathered construction materials, obtained bids for labor, and organized a working crew.

In other takeover contests, courts applying Delaware law have said that directors may use poison pills to help in obtaining competing bids.

Obtain bids from several chimney-repair services before ordering the work.

Despite hostility from banks and builders, Gehag obtained competitive bids to mass produce four basic types of housing in a distinctive new design.

Mr. Stearns, also a managing director, named three other Marsh executives that he said were also working to obtain false bids.

Investigators said that by using the names of the different companies, custodians claimed to have properly obtained independent bids required for their purchases above $251.

But if you must work lying on your back in a crawl space, consider obtaining bids from two or three insulation contractors before tackling the project yourself.

But if you must work in a crawl space while on your back, first obtain bids from insulation contractors before tackling the job yourself.