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In the context of making a proposal to someone's request on a freelance site, what is the correct preposition to use with the verb bid?
Should I say,
I am bidding to/on/(no preposition) your request.
Does it make sense to simply say,
I am bidding you,
even if this phrasing is somewhat informal?
In the context of an auction where you are buying something, you place a bid on an item.
Example: "I bid on an eBay auction"
In the context of submitting a proposal to provide goods or services under a contract, you make a bid for the contract.
Example: "The company made a bid for the contract to provide services".
However, when speaking about a proposal to carry out some work and you are referring to the proposed work itself rather than a contract you may gain, you make a bid to do it.
Example: "Walmart have made a bid to build a new supermarket on the outskirts of town".
