Emergency bids are solicitations that are brought upon by an unpredictable event.
Emergency bids “allow for a solution to an immediate problem until it can properly
bid”
1) In other words, they are short-term solutions rather than long-term solutions; they
are not permanent. “They aren’t to be used for hardships resulting from neglect, poor
planning, or lack of organization by the spending unit,”
2) It is a known fact that emergencies cannot be avoided and they usually require fast “action, which would preclude the solicitation of formal bids. An emergency may be an actual or imminent life-threatening situation, a disaster which endangers the quality of life or has resulted in the loss of life, or one that may result in significant loss or damage to (public) property,”