If two bidders submits bids that are identical in price and are both residents in Virginia they would draw lots in pulic. What does this mean. I know one time there was a tie bid and the buyer for the project let them draw the longest straw. The one with the longest straw was awarded the bid. Is that what it means?

By Anonymous on Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 01:08 pm:

On a sealed bidding procurement in the federal government, the procedures are similar. The link is below

http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/14.html#14.408-6

I think any simple "heads" or "tails" type thing would qualify.

Flip a coin, high-card from a deck of cards, flip baseball cards and heads wins, etc.