Gainesville, Fla. . Bid Express, the premiere online sealed bidding service, now has project information for local agencies posted to its site. Project information for Loudoun Water of Loudoun County, Virginia can be viewed on Bid Express.

While bidders cannot submit sealed bids for Loudoun Water via Bid Express at this time, bidders can enjoy the convenience of being able to view both state and local agency project files all from one web site

"Allowing online bid submission of local project bids is a service that Bid Express is planning to offer in the near future," said Joe Phelan, vice president of sales and marketing for Bid Express. "This is a step towards that goal of providing one-stop-shopping for bidders".

To view project information from Loudoun Water, please visit the following link:

http://www.bidx.com/locals/loudounwater.html. You can also find this page by visiting the Bid Express home page (www.bidx.com) and looking in the .Select an agency. pull down menu for Loudoun Water at the bottom under .Beta agencies..

Bid Express is a web bidding information service. By using Bid Express, bidders save time needed for preparing and submitting bids and bid bonds on paper, and travel time and expense in attending lettings. Simple screens allow bidders s to quickly scan all current projects posted, and a search function is available for keyword information on current projects and bid tab data from previous projects. Users have access to project information from all state agencies using Bid Express. Agencies benefit by not needing additional staff at lettings and by generating and tracking less paper. They also get electronic bids that are more accurate and ready to load.

Bidders pay a minimal monthly subscription fee for the basic service, and can elect additional add-on, bidding-related services, including access to electronic plan sheets, the small business network for reaching subcontractors, and a bid tabs analysis service.

Bid Express is offered by BidX.com, an Info Tech company. Info Tech software is installed in 40 state departments of transportation, several hundred US cities and counties and two foreign countries, performing a wide range of functions from project estimation to contract administration to electronic bidding. Info Tech, based in Gainesville, Fla., provides customer-oriented, highly technical consulting, software development, systems integration and network communications services for transportation agencies, consulting engineers and contractors. For more information, contact Info Tech at (352) 381-4400 or visit www.bidx.com.

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