HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Preliminary bids on a 75-year Pennsylvania Turnpike lease came in so close to each other that at least some of the bidders have been given five more days to sweeten the pot.Gov. Ed Rendell said Monday that the highest bid submitted by Friday's deadline and all other bids that were at least 90 percent of the highest bid qualified for the right to submit a best and final offer by the end of the week.
The governor did not say how high the initial bids were or how many qualified for the additional time.
"The bids are sufficient that I think the Legislature has to give this a hard look," he said at a news conference to announce the delay. "Are the bids as good as they would have been ... nine months ago, before financial conditions in the country dipped? No."
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