Tendering-Bidder’s View

• • If your company was selected as a bidder in a Tender, you will receive a Bid Invitation email. Also, you will receive a message in your Action Box as an invitation.

• • The stakeholders may share a Bidder Invite Url for their Tender in order to invite bidders. If you have the url, you will be able to participate as a bidder. In case your company doesn’t have the ContractComplete account you can sign up and create an account. The ContractComplete application is free for the bidders.

• • In case your company doesn’t have the ContractComplete account and your company was selected as a bidder in a Tender, you will receive a Bid Invitation email with a Bid Package. By clicking the Bid Package button a page will open which includes:
    • Tender Information and Documents
    • Detailed Bidder Instructions

    You can download tender documents in ZIP format, read the bidder instructions and participate as a bidder.
    ContractComplete supports solo mode Contracts as well, so you still can be selected as the contractor and win the bid. You can also create an account and continue using the application, the ContractComplete application is free for the bidders.

• The ContractComplete application is free for the bidders.

Bid Encryption

In a Tender, stakeholders can select to allow or not allow the bidders to encrypt their bid. If they select to allow bidders to encrypt their bid, when you first open the tender, you will be given the option to encrypt your bid.

Bid encryption adds an extra layer of security which prevents ContractComplete staff from viewing your submission (your bid is encrypted in the database). This feature is designed for those who are especially concerned with their bid submission being stored in the cloud. Bids that are not encrypted are still completely safe and secure and are only viewable by a small number of trusted ContractComplete engineers. Typically, we have no reason to view your bid unless we are asked to provide support or are troubleshooting a specific issue. Please see this blog post for more information.

Encrypting your bid has a few implications that you should consider:

• Encrypted bids are encrypted with a password that you provide. This password must be communicated to the primary stakeholder after tendering is completed in order to unlock your bid.
• Your bid encryption password will have to be re-entered if you decide to view or edit your submission on a different computer.
• Document upload preview is not supported for encrypted bids.
• If you lose or forget your password, you will lose your bid submission – we cannot recover a lost password for you. We can, however, reset your submission so you can pick a new password.
• You can download the provided receipt after entering the password. Be sure to keep this receipt safe. It will help you recover your password if you forget it.