Submit a Bid

After you accept an invitation to bid, you can submit your bid.

After you enter your submission information, you can save your bid before submitting it. This is helpful if you want to save your progress on a submission without sending it back to the general contractor just yet.

To submit a bid:

  1. On the My opportunities page, select a bid package.

    Make sure the filters include opportunities with a Status of Accepted.

  2. On the Bid tab, in the Bid amount field, enter the amount for your bid.
  3. In the Description field, summarize your organization's main tasks and responsibilities for the job.
  4. In the Files area, add any files that were requested by the general contractor or that you otherwise want to send along with your bid, such as specially formatted proposals or material specifications. You can drag-and-drop files or add them manually.
  5. If you want to save your bid before submitting it, select Save.

    After that, you can navigate away from the the Opportunity page without losing the information you've already provided.

  6. Review all information provided in the bid package, including any addenda in the Addenda tab. Check the checkbox beneath the Description field to confirm that you reviewed any addenda associated with the opportunity. When general contractors review quotes, they will see a red indicator beside the bidder name to alert them if all addenda have not been reviewed.
  7. When you're ready to send your bid to the general contractor for consideration, select Submit.

    Note: You will receive an error message if you attempt to upload a file that—

    • Is an unsupported file type
    • Exceeds 500MB in size
    • Has a filename that contains the following special characters: ?*<>_|:\/"%
    • Has a filename that exceeds 255 characters

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