A State with a $185,445 budget for tree purchasing and planting, obtained $75,397 (41%) in savings. eBridge certainly finds hard dollar savings for our customers. This auction had 426 first place turnovers with 919 extensions. There were 1,068 total bids placed. eBridge not only mirrored the State's process but also fostered competition. As a result, in this one time purchase, market price was accomplished with a 0.30% spread between 1st and 2nd place.