public contract?

app/Http/Controllers/ContractController.php

@@ -64,8 +64,18 @@ class ContractController extends Controller
 
         //Fetch all of the current contracts from the database
         $contracts = Contract::where('end_date', '>=', $today)
-                             ->where(['type' => 'public'])->get();
+                             ->where(['type' => 'public'])->toArray()->get();
 
+        //Count the number of bids, and add them to the arrays
+        foreach($contracts as $contract) {
+            $tempCount = Bid::where(['contract_id' => $contract['id']])->count('contract_id');
+            $bids = Bid::where(['contract_id' => $contract['id']])->toArray()->get();
+
+            $contract['bid_count'] = $tempCount;
+            $contract['bids'] = $bids;
+        }        
+
+        /*
         if($count($contract->contract_id) > 0) {
             foreach($contract->contract_id as $id) {
                 //Get the bid data
@@ -77,11 +87,11 @@ class ContractController extends Controller
         } else {
             $bids = null;
         }
+        */
         
 
         //Call for the view to be displayed
-        return view('contracts.publiccontracts')->with('contracts', $contracts)
-                                                ->with('bids', $bids);
+        return view('contracts.publiccontracts')->with('contracts', $contracts);
     }
 
     /**

resources/views/contracts/publiccontracts.blade.php

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 </div>
 <br>
 @if(count($data))
-@foreach($data as $contract)
+@foreach($contracts as $contract)
 <div class="container">
     <div class="row justify-content-center">
         <div class="col-md-8">
@@ -27,23 +27,24 @@
                 </div>
                 <div class="card-body">
                     <div class="container">
-                            End Date: {{ $contract['contract']->end_date }}
+                        End Date: {{ $contract['end_date'] }}
                     </div>
                     <span class="border-dark">
                         <div class="container">
-                                {{ $contract['contract']->body }}
+                            {{ $contract['body'] }}
                         </div>
                     </span>
                     <hr>
+                    <!--  Count the number of bids for the current contract -->
+                    @if($contract['bid_count'] > 0)
                         <span class="border-dark">
-                            @if(isset($contract['bids']))
                             <table class="table table-striped">
                                 <thead>
                                     <th>Corporation</th>
                                     <th>Amount</th>
                                 </thead>
                                 <tbody>
-                                    @foreach($contract['bids'] as $bid)
+                                @foreach($contracts['bids'] as $bid)
                                     <tr>
                                         <td>{{ $bid['corporation_name'] }}</td>
                                         <td>{{ $bid['bid_amount'] }}</td>
@@ -64,17 +65,14 @@
                                 @endforeach
                                 </tbody>
                             </table>
-                            @else
-                                No Bids have been entered.
-                            @endif
                         </span>
+                    @endif
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
 @endforeach
-<br>
 @else
     @include('contracts.includes.nocontracts')
 @endif