{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Fabyanske, Westra, Hart &amp; Thomson","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog","author_name":"Eric Campbell","author_url":"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/author\/ecampbellfwhtlaw-com\/","title":"Bid Shopping - Fabyanske, Westra, Hart &amp; Thomson","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7ZN3KQIszN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/1997\/07\/01\/bid-shopping\/\">Bid Shopping<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/1997\/07\/01\/bid-shopping\/embed\/#?secret=7ZN3KQIszN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Bid Shopping&#8221; &#8212; Fabyanske, Westra, Hart &amp; Thomson\" data-secret=\"7ZN3KQIszN\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Introduction Although many contractors would deny it, the practice of bid shopping is alive and well. Whether bid shopping is prudent economic analysis, or the product of greed practiced by the immoral, depends\u2026"}