The state granted a waiver of the competitive bidding process, allowing the district to use an alternative RFP procedure in which the district seeks proposals from any party interested in leasing the property (pursuant to certain conditions set in the RFP)
Staggered by the sales figures, distinguished critics were reduced to assailing the patrons of bookstores for being far too eager to reach into their pocketsor, rather, their purses, since, it was recalled, most book buyers are womento pay the unheard-of price of three dollars for what Malcolm Cowley, efficiently summing up both book and audience, characterized as an entertainment that will carry them through the idle moments for a whole fortnight. One of the striking things about initial critical reactions to Mitchells work, for and against, was their absolute accord over what it offeredpowerful storytellingand what it lacked: literary style and originality
Lobbyists for smaller companies say its too early to tell whether the policy will be help or hinder their clients, but they fear being left behind
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