diff --git a/resources/views/contracts/includes/contractsdisplay.blade.php b/resources/views/contracts/includes/private.blade.php
similarity index 75%
rename from resources/views/contracts/includes/contractsdisplay.blade.php
rename to resources/views/contracts/includes/private.blade.php
index 7c01b8b30..880a331e7 100644
--- a/resources/views/contracts/includes/contractsdisplay.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/contracts/includes/private.blade.php
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@
                             Type: Private
                         </div>
                         <div class="col-sm" align="right">
-                            {!! Form::open(['action' => 'ContractController@displayBid', 'method' => 'POST']) !!}
-                            {{ Form::hidden('contract_id', $contract['contract_id']) }}
-                            {{ Form::submit('Bid', ['class' => 'btn btn-primary']) }}
-                            {!! Form::close() !!}
+                            <a href="/contracts/display/newbid/{{ $contract['contract_id'] }}" class="btn btn-primary" role="button">Bid on Contract</a>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/contracts/includes/public.blade.php b/resources/views/contracts/includes/public.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/resources/views/contracts/privatecontracts.blade.php b/resources/views/contracts/privatecontracts.blade.php
index 38ed00358..1e48db000 100644
--- a/resources/views/contracts/privatecontracts.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/contracts/privatecontracts.blade.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 </div>
 <br>
 @if(count($contracts))
-    @include('contracts.includes.contractsdisplay')
+    @include('contracts.includes.private')
 @else
     @include('contracts.includes.nocontracts')
 @endif
diff --git a/resources/views/contracts/publiccontracts.blade.php b/resources/views/contracts/publiccontracts.blade.php
index 84d9ce333..ba4ca59e2 100644
--- a/resources/views/contracts/publiccontracts.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/contracts/publiccontracts.blade.php
@@ -6,48 +6,47 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 <br>
-{{ dd($data) }}
 @if(count($data['contracts']))
 @foreach($data['contracts'] as $contract)
 <div class="container">
-        <div class="row justify-content-center">
-            <div class="col-md-8">
-                <div class="card">
-                    <div class="card-header">
-                        <div class="row">
-                            <div class="col-sm" align="left">
-                                {{ $contract['title'] }}
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="col-sm" align="center">
-                                Type: Public
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="col-sm" align="right">
-                                <a href="/contracts/display/newbid/{{ $contract['contract_id'] }}" class="btn btn-primary" role="button">Bid on Contract</a>
-                            </div>
+    <div class="row justify-content-center">
+        <div class="col-md-8">
+            <div class="card">
+                <div class="card-header">
+                    <div class="row">
+                        <div class="col-sm" align="left">
+                            {{ $contract['title'] }}
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col-sm" align="center">
+                            Type: Public
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col-sm" align="right">
+                            <a href="/contracts/display/newbid/{{ $contract['contract_id'] }}" class="btn btn-primary" role="button">Bid on Contract</a>
                         </div>
                     </div>
-                    <div class="card-body">
+                </div>
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <div class="container">
+                        End Date: {{ $contract['end_date'] }}
+                    </div>
+                    <span class="border-dark">
                         <div class="container">
-                            End Date: {{ $contract['end_date'] }}
+                            {{ $contract['body'] }}
                         </div>
-                        <span class="border-dark">
-                            <div class="container">
-                                {{ $contract['body'] }}
-                            </div>
-                        </span>
-                        <hr>
-                        <span class="border-dark">
-                            @if(count($data['bids']))
-                                @include('contracts.includes.biddisplay')
-                            @else
-                                No Bids have been entered.
-                            @endif
-                        </span>
-                    </div>
+                    </span>
+                    <hr>
+                    <span class="border-dark">
+                        @if(count($data['bids']))
+                            @include('contracts.includes.biddisplay')
+                        @else
+                            No Bids have been entered.
+                        @endif
+                    </span>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
+</div>
 <br>
 @else
     @include('contracts.includes.nocontracts')