bidding is a process

On my way back to the office from a competitive bid meeting, reflecting on the process. Competition is good and surprisingly there was quite a lot of it at today's bid - maybe 10 real estate appraisers for a seven parcel project. The good news was, the appraisers in the room are all long term, professional valuation folks with many years of experience. The surprise is that we call showed up. It was, as one appraiser put it, a great social interaction. Next time, I may check with the team manager before heading that way . . .