Bids on construction: estimates required

§ 7301. Bids on construction: estimates required (a) When advertising for bids for the construction of any naval vessel, the Secretary of the Navy shall require each bidder to file with his bid the estimates on which the bid is based. 451 (b) The Secretary, to the extent he considers proper, may delegate the authority conferred by this section to any person in the Department of the Navy, with or without the authority to make successive redelegations.