Definition of "sealed bid" []

• A cost estimate, or a proposal to buy something, the value of which is kept secret from competitors until all such bids have been made. (noun)

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• "Escambia County Administrator Bob McLaughlin on Tuesday said Escambia County commissioners have "ruined the integrity of the sealed bid system" used by the county to bid out construction contracts."