Can bids be asterisked

Yes. Asterisks are generally more common in international E&E or government procurement projects, and are often used to indicate substantive terms or important technical parameters, and these terms with asterisks are generally not allowed to deviate from, and the bidding documents may be rejected after deviation. Bidders should also add asterisks as appropriate, too many asterisked terms, may be counterproductive, all bids may be rejected.