rebid

verb

re·bid (ˌ)rē-ˈbid

rebid; rebid; rebidding; rebids

transitive : to offer a new opportunity to make a bid for (something)

The city is rebidding the highway improvement project.

They rebid the project with a few changes, she said, and then received seven bids.—

Kristyne E. Demske

intransitive : to make a bid again for something

rebid for a contract

transitive + intransitive bridge : to bid (one's previously bid suit) again

rebid spades

rebidding in hearts

rebid

ˈrē-ˌbid

noun

plural rebids

… the more important structural and façade repairs can proceed without having to put the entire project out to a rebid. —

The Telegram & Gazette

Opening one spade provides you with a more convenient rebid … —

Dan Romm

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The response: Maximus filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office last week, urging the federal watchdog to investigate the decision to rebid a contract the company spent years working to win. —

Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 Labor advocates are suing to force the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to rebid a $730-million order of subway cars meant to replace much of its aging subway fleet and run on the D Line extension to West Los Angeles that is set to be fully open ahead of the 2028 Olympics. —

Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024 Some would rebid two clubs with the six-card suit, not unreasonably. —

Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024 Federal health officials did not respond to a detailed list of questions about who decided to rebid the contract, how that decision was reached and the nature of their conversations with union leaders and congressional Democrats. —

Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for rebid