let vb let, let·ting
vt
1: to offer or grant for rent, lease, or hire: lease
may not be alienated, let, or encumbered
corporeal things may be let out
2: to assign esp. after bids
were attempting to let a contract without going through the bidding process — Union Springs Tel. Co. v. Rowell, 623 So. 2d 732 (1993)
vi
1: to become rented, leased, or hired
2: to become awarded to a contractor
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.