You can enter or edit apparent bids at either the letting or proposal level. You can only enter apparent bids after the deadline has passed.
Open the letting or proposal as an administrator.
Click Apparent Bids: Enter to open the Apparent Bids Entry page.
If you are entering apparent bids at the letting level, make sure the proposal displayed in the Select Proposal list is correct. If not, select the correct proposal from the drop-down list or use the navigation arrows above the Apparent Bid Entry table to select the correct proposal.
Click add new bid.
For each bid, enter the bidder ID or the company name in the Bidder ID field if it is not already populated. When you start typing, the Bid Express® service displays a list of bidder IDs or company names that contain the characters entered. Depending on your agency settings, this list may be limited to vendors, plan holders, or eligible bidders. Also depending on your settings, you may be able to press the down arrow key on your keyboard twice to bring up a list of all eligible bidders.
Select the Non-Responsive check box if the bid is non-responsive. Enter the reason marking the bid this way in the Remarks comment field. This field may have a different label, depending on your agency settings.
Enter any DBE information, if applicable.
Enter the bid amount in the Bid Amount field. This field must be populated in order to publish the bid entry.
If you are using custom fields for the apparent bid entry, enter the information in those fields.
Click add new bid if you have more bids to enter. When you are finished, click save to save the bids, or click publish to publish the bids.
Click ok. The Bid Express service saves or publishes the bids and returns you to the letting or proposal.
Use the navigation arrows next to the proposal name to move to the next bid. If you are entering bids from the Lettings level, you can also select the proposal from the drop-down menu.
If you publish the apparent bids and then you or another member of your agency launch the Open Bids utility again, you may see a warning message.