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Sometimes you're required by law to go with the lowest valid bid (presumably to discourage kickbacks and self dealing)

• mordae 11y ago
  Not really. It's to prevent silly mistakes.
  • eli 11y ago
    At the risk of sounding argumentative: yes, really! Many (most? all?) state and local governments have laws that generally require you to go with the lowest valid bid to an RFP.