Replication of solicited budget/timeframe estimates

[fbomb111]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio

Hello,

If I were to receive an estimate of budget and timeframe for a given project from say 3 different businesses, would I legally be allowed to reproduce them and post them on my website so I can draw comparisons?

I would prefer not to tell the companies that I was planning to make the information publicly available because I don't want it to bias their estimate.

I would also prefer to include the information about the business, such as name, website link, etc, so that my audience knows the source of the estimates as opposed to thinking they might have been fabricated.

Thank you for your time!

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio

Hello,

If I were to receive an estimate of budget and timeframe for a given project from say 3 different businesses, would I legally be allowed to reproduce them and post them on my website so I can draw comparisons?

I would prefer not to tell the companies that I was planning to make the information publicly available because I don't want it to bias their estimate.

I would also prefer to include the information about the business, such as name, website link, etc, so that my audience knows the source of the estimates as opposed to thinking they might have been fabricated.

Thank you for your time!

Why do you need to post them on your website to draw comparisons?

 

[quincy]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio

Hello,

If I were to receive an estimate of budget and timeframe for a given project from say 3 different businesses, would I legally be allowed to reproduce them and post them on my website so I can draw comparisons?

I would prefer not to tell the companies that I was planning to make the information publicly available because I don't want it to bias their estimate.

I would also prefer to include the information about the business, such as name, website link, etc, so that my audience knows the source of the estimates as opposed to thinking they might have been fabricated.

Thank you for your time!

Like LdiJ, I question the purpose behind your wish to publish project estimates when a comparison between the different business estimates can be made without website publication.

Who exactly is the "audience" who may question the validity of the source of estimates?

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