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Bid Tabulation

In Plain English

A chart showing all contractor bids lined up next to each other for easy comparison.

Definition

A bid tabulation is a summary document listing all bids received for a project, organized to show each bidder's base bid, alternates, and unit prices side by side. It is prepared after bid opening to facilitate award decisions. Public agencies typically post bid tabulations as public records.

Example

The city published the bid tabulation showing all seven contractors' prices, with the low bid at $3.2M versus the engineer's estimate of $3.5M.

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