bid deadline

基本解释

The bidder shall submit the bidding documents before the approaching of the prescribed bid submission deadline.
投标人应在规定的投标截止时间前递交投标文件。
If the time of issue of the clarification is less than 15 days before the bid submission deadline, the bid submission deadline shall be postponed accordingly.
如果澄清发出的时间距投标截止时间不足15天，相应延长投标截止时间。
If the time of modifying the tendering documents is less than 15 days before the bid submission deadline, the bid submission deadline shall be postponed correspondingly.
如果修改招标文件的时间距投标截止时间不足15天，相应延长投标截止时间。

But, alas, the bid deadline expired on July 17th without a single bidder coming forward.
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