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Description
Bid openings and tabulation results are processed by the City-Parish Purchasing Division. The dataset includes columns for UNIQUE ID, BUYER NAME, BID RESULTS, PROJECT PHONE, BID DATE, DESCRIPTION, DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, and PROJECT CONTACT. It serves as a formal record for both upcoming opportunities and past outcomes.
Use Cases
Tracking upcoming procurement opportunities using BID DATE, DESCRIPTION, and DEPARTMENT.
Analyzing bid outcomes and vendor selection using BID RESULTS and BUYER NAME.
Contacting relevant officials for project details using PROJECT CONTACT and PROJECT PHONE.
Monitoring purchasing activity by government division using DIVISION and DEPARTMENT.
Strengths
Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov signals its importance as a public record.
Columns suggest detailed administrative annotation, including PROJECT CONTACT and ROOM NUMBER.
Limitations
Key metadata like row count, file size, and license are unknown across all sources.
Sources conflict on the last updated date, with Socrata showing 2026-05-29 and Data.gov showing 2026-04-12.
The Data.gov source lacks column information, limiting a complete understanding of its structure.
Provenance
Source
City of Baton Rouge, City-Parish Purchasing Division
Collection Method
Processed by the City-Parish Purchasing Division, likely from internal administrative systems.
Freshness
2026-05-29 11:00:54 (from Socrata)
Geography
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
The dataset's last update timestamp is in the future (2026), which may indicate a system error or placeholder value.