Bid Management
Invite trade contractors to bid scopes, collect and level their proposals, and select winners to carry into buyout.
Updated June 1, 2026Who this is for:
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Bid Management runs the solicitation process: invite trade contractors to bid defined scopes, collect their proposals, level them on a common basis, and pick the winners that flow into buyout as subcontracts.
Run a bid
1
Open Bid Management
Go to Preconstruction → Bid Management.
2
Invite bidders
Select trade contractors from your resources and invite them to the relevant scopes.
3
Collect and level bids
As proposals arrive, compare them side by side and normalize for inclusions/exclusions.
4
Award
Choose the winning bidder per scope; the selection carries into buyout as a subcontract.
Troubleshooting
Bids aren’t comparable
Re-check the scope inclusions — unclear scope is the usual cause of apples-to-oranges bids.
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