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The Impact of the Internet on Bidding Practices in the Construction Industry

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I think we have moved beyond the conversations about whether the Internet is going to change some of the long standing practices in the construction industry. It wasn’t that long ago that Invitations to Bid had to be faxed, rolls…

Fairness in the Procurement Process

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s it important to be fair to all bidders when you are calling for bids or proposals? Of course it is. It’s not only important; it’s supported by many years of case law that all bidders must be treated fairly…

10 Years Later …

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This week we had a small celebration for our team and our other colleagues and friends in our building to mark two important events. The first is the launch of PlanSource FT – File Transfer our latest new technology solution…

Construction Bidding Court Case #4 – Bid Package

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Learn how PlanSource could help construction professionals to significantly reduce the risk of costly delays or claims arising from errors or omission from real court cases. Submitting a bid requires that bidders ensure even the most minute detail is addressed…

Free stuff from PlanSource!

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We are nearing the final stages of developing a new secure online technology that is simply the fastest, easiest and most efficient way to share and distribute construction documents. Do you receive digital files from others? Do you have access…

Fairness in the Procurement Process

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Is it important to be fair to all bidders when you are calling for bids or proposals? Of course it is. It’s not only important; it’s supported by many years of case law that all bidders must be treated fairly…

All about online bidding

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Try googling “online bidding”. It is several pages deep that you find the first reference to anything relating to construction bidding. Try “construction online bidding” or “online bidding construction”. Again, several pages deep (except for the references to our company…

The ten elements of a ‘complete’ bidding system

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There is a growing trend towards moving business practices online to gain efficiencies. One of the activities in the construction industry that is moving that way is the process of submitting a bid. In other posts I have referenced the…

Bidding, Digital Documents and Blogs

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What do online bidding, digital documents and blogs have in common? Not much, except possibly this blog that attempts to discuss issues relating to those topics. There is a lot of noise today about social media, blogging and similar topics…

What makes construction procurement different?

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If you are looking to buy a computer, a chair, or a car you can typically see it, touch and try it before you make the decision to part with some of your hard earned money and make the purchase.…