Historical Bid Tabulations for New York City Contracts

Historical records of publicly opened competitive sealed bids tabulated by the City of New York. The dataset includes bidder details, prices, and item information for solicitations. It is published by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in July 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze Bid Price distributions and competition levels per Bid Item Number.
• Track vendor participation over time by counting unique Bidder Name entries per Bid Opening Date.
• Identify frequently bid-upon contract categories by analyzing counts per Class Number.
• Correlate Bid Opening Date with Bid Price to study seasonal or temporal trends in procurement.

Strengths

• Contains 11 structured columns including Bid Price, Bidder Name, and Bid Opening Date.
• Publicly available for inspection, supporting government transparency.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting statistical reliability.
• Geographic coverage is likely limited to New York City, introducing regional bias.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Tabulated from publicly opened competitive sealed bids.

Time Range

Historical coverage, specific range unknown.

Freshness

Last updated July 2024.

Geography

New York City, New York, USA.