Different bid shopping rules exist, based on the type of project and the laws in the region where the project is planned. Some areas forbid bid shopping because it might encourage the use of inferior materials or poor workmanship to increase profits for the contractor.
Enterprise Zones (EZs) Enterprise zones (EZs) are geographic areas in which companies can qualify for a variety of subsidies. The original intent of most EZ programs was to encourage businesses to stay, locate, or expand in depressed areas and thereby help to revitalize them.
States began enacting enterprise zones in the U.S. in the early 1980s. The federal Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, and Renewal Communities (EZ/EC/RC) program, enacted in 1994, is similar to state enterprise zones in terms of the kinds of subsidies it provides to companies.