Getting Started With Bid Express
Getting Started with Bid Express
Main Sections on the Bid Express™ Site
Signing up for a BidX account:
- Go to http://www.bidx.com/ and click the Order Bid Express Now hyperlink and follow the given steps.
Logging into Bid Express for the first time:
1. Select the My BidX logo in the upper right hand corner of the site.
2. Choose Login, then enter your account name and password.
3. Choose your state from the US map or the drop down box.
Downloading Expedite Bid software:
1. from the “Utilities” tab, choose the link for the Expedite Bid program.
2.
Choose the version of Expedite Bid that your state is currently using.
Note: If you bid in multiple state you will need a separate
version of Expedite Bid for each state.
3. Click on the Download Expedite Bid link and fill in the appropriate information.
Downloading EBS/Amendment files:
1. From the “Lettings” tab, choose the specific letting you are interested in.
2. From the main letting page you may download all of the EBS files for the letting by choosing the EBLIB hyperlink in the ”Also Available” area. You may navigate each proposal to download individual EBS files as well. If an amendment file has been posted it is typically available right underneath the corresponding EBS file for the project. The amendment file has a .001 extension
Searching for a specific proposal or item:
1. Choose the “Search” tab. You may search for Items, Bid Tabs, Vendors, or Other Bid Express Subscribers.
2. Once you have determined which search you will be using, click in the Keywords field for that search.
3. Type in your keyword(s) and click Search.
Using Trns.port Expedite Bid
Note: You will have
to enter pertinent information upon using Expedite the first time
such as Company Name, Agency (VDOT), and Vendor ID (assigned by VDOT)
Submitting a Digital Key for Bid Submission:
1. From the Tools menu select Digital IDs.
2. Select Create ID.
3. Follow the Create Digital ID Wizard
Submitting a bid over the Internet:
1. Complete your bid including Unit Prices, Miscellaneous Section, and Bid Bond screens as applicable.
2. From the Tools menu select Bid Submission.
3. Follow the Bid Submission Wizard
Viewing Submitted Bids / Withdrawing Bids:
1. From the Tools menu select View Submitted Bids.
2. Follow the View Bids Wizard.
Main Sections on the Bid Express™ Site
1. VDOT Home Page
- Update on file postings from VDOT.
- Alerts and notices from VDOT
2. Lettings
- Select Letting Date from list of dates
- List of Proposals for this Letting Date section: Each proposal contains schedule of items, number of amendments, description, and revision date.
- Also Available section: Files available for a specific letting including bid tabs, bid summary results, notice to contractors, and proposal data.
3. Proposals
- Specific proposal information and schedule of items.
- Also Available section: Files available for a specific proposal including planholders, eligible bidders, and addendum letters.
- Schedule of items and bid tabs may be downloaded in CSV format or tab-delimited format for each proposal.
4. Utilities
- Hyperlinks for software needed to view files located on Bid Express site.
5. Search
- “Bid Tabs Search”: Search historical data on previous bids by item.
- “Item Search”: Search for a specific item in a letting.
- “Vendor Search”: Find a Vendor’s phone number and other information
- “Subscriber Search”: List of registered BidX.com users and information about them.
6. Bid Tab Analysis
- Enhanced Service on the Search function
- Find out the low, average, and high bids on a specific bid item(s)
- You can have this information in a variety of formats
- You also have more flexibility
- To learn more, go the Bid Express' web site and view the flash demo.
7. MyBidX
- Login / Logout
- “Preferences”: Customize your BidX account
- “Contract Information”: Keep your account information up to date.
- “Credit Card Information”: Keep your payment options up to date.
