Bids are evaluated by the Division of Purchases with the assistance of pool staff, and awards for the purchase of the automobiles are made to the lowest responsible bidders.

after completing the payments prescribed by paragraphs ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) of this subsection, to make payments, from time to time in ratable proportions, on account of the unpaid principal of all awards in the principal amount of more than $1,000, according to the proportions which the unpaid principal of such awards bear to the total amount in the fund available for distribution at the time such payments are made ; ;

The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures.

Although there are seven other types of annual awards presented by the Academy ( the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, the Scientific and Engineering Award, the Technical Achievement Award, the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, and the Student Academy Award ) plus two awards that are not presented annually ( the Special Achievement Award in the form of an Oscar statuette and the Honorary Award that may or may not be in the form of an Oscar statuette ), the best known one is the Academy Award of Merit more popularly known as the Oscar statuette.

This education, history, and background are hinted at in the Margaret Rutherford films ( see below ), in which Miss Marple mentions her awards at marksmanship, fencing and equestrianism ( although these hints are played for comedic value ).

" Other prestigious architectural awards are the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture, the Alvar Aalto Medal ( Finland ), the Carlsberg Architecture Prize ( Denmark ), and the Governor General's Awards ( Canada ).

Other awards for excellence in architecture are given by national professional associations such as the American Institute of Architects ( AIA ), the Royal Institute of British Architects ( RIBA ), the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada ( RAIC ) and the Institute of Architects Bangladesh ( IAB ).

Some of the major awards in Computer science are given jointly by ACM and the IEEE – CS.

Most contracts are awarded by the Department for Transport ( DfT ), with the exception of Merseyrail, where the franchise is awarded by Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive, and ScotRail, where the DfT awards on the advice of the Scottish Government.

Since the award criteria state that the Bronze Star Medal may be awarded to " any person ... while serving in any capacity in or with " the U. S. Armed Forces, awards to members of foreign armed services serving with the United States are permitted.

Additional awards of the Bronze Star Medal are denoted by oak leaf clusters in the Army and Air Force and 5 / 16 inch stars in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

Reuben awards are presented annually by the National Cartoonists Society ( NCS ).

Examples cited for this include large fees for the attorneys, while leaving class members with coupons or other awards of little or no value ; unjustified awards are made to certain plaintiffs at the expense of other class members ; and confusing notices are published that prevent class members from being able to fully understand and effectively exercise their rights.

Solicitors quantify personal injury claims by reference to previous awards made by the courts which are “ similar ” to the case in hand.

In the United States punitive damages awards are subject to the limitations imposed by the due process of law clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

This seven-judge procedure has been modified as of the 2012 London Olympics: rather than eliminating one high and one low award and then reducing the total by as in previous international events, the two highest awards and the two lowest are disregarded, leaving three to be summed and multiplied by the difficulty rating.

* In November 2010, the new HP CEO, Leo Apotheker, announced that HP was giving back the pay cuts that former CEO Mark Hurd put in place the previous year, returning the 401 -( k ) to a fixed match, and was increasing funding for employee awards and raises.

In 2007, the Berne Declaration nominated IKEA for one of its Public Eye " awards ", which highlight corporate irresponsibility and are announced during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

During the awards ceremony, the film was eventually announced by presenter Will Smith as a submission from the Palestinian Territories.

From 1970 to 1973, winners were announced in RPM prior to the awards night.

The band announced its farewell tour during the Academy of Country Music awards in 2002, and spent most of 2003 saying good-bye to the fans.

When the awards were announced, only the names linked to the winning film were announced too.

In addition to winning various national and regional awards, Chattanooga was the profile city of the August 2007 edition of US Airways Magazine, Volkswagen announced the construction of its first U. S. auto plant in over three decades, the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant, in July 2008, Chattanooga was ranked 8th out of America's 100 largest metro areas for the best " Bang For Your Buck " city, according to Forbes magazine, which measured overall affordability, housing rates, and more, in December 2009, and got the first one gigabit a second Internet service in the United States in September 2010 through the city-owned utility of EPB, among other major events.

Following the Academy's practice, the year listed for each film is the year of release: the awards are announced and presented early in the following year.

The trophy is handed out prior to the presentation of the Stanley Cup by the NHL commissioner and only the winner is announced, in contrast to most of the other NHL awards which name three finalists and which are presented at a ceremony.

She announced her retirement in March 1980, but the next year starred in a one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, which ran for more than three hundred performances on Broadway and earned her numerous awards and accolades.

In 2000, Prime Minister Helen Clark announced that no further awards of knighthoods and damehoods would be made in the New Zealand Honours system.

The Internet2 Driving Exemplary Applications ( IDEA ) award ( not to be confused with IDEA awards ) was first announced by Internet2 in 2006 as a way of recognizing those who create and use advanced network applications at their best.

At the season's annual awards banquet, Koivu was announced as the winner of the King Clancy Trophy for his role in the cancer-fighting Saku Koivu Foundation.

The thirteen awards for 2008 were announced on December 17, 2007, and presented on January 16, 2008.

The judges announced the winner of the prize at an awards event at King's Place, London on 30 June.

Of the 33 Prime Minister's Shram Awards announced for 2010 by the Ministry of Labour, Government of India, 17 of which went to PSUs, SAIL employees bagged 11 awards.

In November 2011 Gerrard completed the score for Burning Man which won her Best Music Score at the 2011 Film Critics Circle of Australia awards announced on 10 April 2012, beating scores for Snowtown, The Hunter and Red Dog.

In the event, Liberty was not selected when the proposal awards were announced in August 2012.

One book was reviewed each week and the winner, named " Read of the Year ," was announced at an awards ceremony.

* Nominations for 2011 Eisner awards, winners to be announced in July 2011 at Comic Con

The finalists are formally announced in October of each year, and the awards are presented at a formal ceremony in late November or early December.

This skit, in which Dashan appeared together with Ma Dong, son of the famous Xiangsheng master Ma Ji, received 2nd Prize in the audience choice awards announced at the end of the Chinese New Year holiday.

In 2006, it was announced that the awards would move in 2008 to the Nokia Theatre, to be situated as the West Coast headquarters of ESPN at LA Live, adjacent to the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Jah Wobble and the Chinese Dub Orchestra won the ' Cross-Cultural Collaboration ' category, for their album Chinese Dub, in the inaugural Songlines Music Awards, announced on 1 May 2009, which were the new ' world music ' awards organised by the UK based magazine, Songlines.

On 14 September 2012 Brian Lara was inducted to the ICC's Hall of Fame at the awards ceremony held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

He also won the 2001 Most Popular Driver award at the end of the year in the awards ' ceremony banquet.

The film received an overwhelmingly positive reception and won four Guldbagge Awards ( Sweden's official film awards ) at the 1999 ceremony.

In 2002, the inaugural television component of the " Unböring " campaign, titled Lamp, went on to win several awards, including a Grand Clio, Golds at the London International Awards and the ANDY Awards, and the Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, the most prestigious awards ceremony in the advertising community.

The opening ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians ( ICM ) is where the awards are presented: Fields Medals ( two to four medals are given since 1936 ), the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize ( since 1986 ), the Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize ( since 2006 ), and the Chern Medal Award ( since 2010 ).

The awards ceremony is traditionally closed with the words: " If you didn't win a prize — and especially if you did — better luck next year!

Three finalists are named and the trophy is awarded at the NHL awards ceremony after the conclusion of the playoffs.

At the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, the creative music video for " Virtual Insanity " won four awards ; Best Video, Best Special Effects, Best Cinematography, and Breakthrough Video, and the band performed the song at the ceremony.

They were awarded an Ivor Novello Award for " Outstanding Contribution to British Music " in 1977, as well as a " Lifetime Achievement Award " at the 42nd Annual Ivor Novello awards ceremony in 1997.

In an awards ceremony in the Critics Choice Awards celebrating Tarantino, he said he got his start in filmmaking in his 20s.

In 2005, the National Secular Society held the inaugural " Secularist of the Year " awards ceremony.

They were honored at several ceremonies in Washington, D. C., including a White House ceremony where then-President George H. W. Bush presented awards to each school.

It was conceived during the awards ceremony for the 1977 Oahu Perimeter Relay ( a running race for 5-person teams ).

According to Director of the Writers and Illustrators Contests Joni Labaqui, the funds to underwrite the contest — including the cash prizes, the gala awards ceremony and the weeklong pre-awards festivities — come from the Hubbard estate.

Eisner enthusiastically participated in the awards ceremony, congratulating each recipient.

* June 26 – At a ceremony in London, Queen Victoria awards the first sixty-six Victoria Crosses to British troops, for actions during the Crimean War.

* East Coast Music Awards, an annual awards ceremony for music appreciation on the east coast of Canada

At the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, Fatboy Slim won 6 awards for " Weapon of Choice ", the most awards at the ceremony.

It was known as the Hero's Cauldron and was in the backdrop of every awards ceremony.

Queen closed the awards ceremony, with Adam Lambert on vocals, performing " The Show Must Go On ", " We Will Rock You " and " We Are the Champions ".

The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a widely viewed televised ceremony.