to compete against each other for the bid

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Hello all users!


Suppose a ship is to be built and two shipyards have been chosen to compete against each other for the bid to build the ship. I would like to ask you about the following sentence.


A total of two subjects, namely, Shipyard X and Shipyard PUMA will be competing against each other for the bid.


What is your opinion?



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You don't need "A total of" and "two subjects" is wrong. You can shorten the end to "will be bidding [against each other] [for the contract]".

Two companies/shipyards, Shipyard X and Shipyard PUMA, will be bidding for the contract.
 
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They are not competing for the bid. Their bids are the mechanism by which they are competing for the contract to build the ship.
 
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