Bidding Overview - How to Submit a Bid

The process of submitting a bid involves the following steps:

1. Receive authorization to bid on a project

   • Contact TxDOT to receive authorization

   • Once your company has been authorized to bid, the project will appear in the dashboard and in the "Select CSJ" drop-down menu in the Bidding Window

2. Navigate to the contract in the bidding page by:

   • Clicking on the project in the Bidding Dashboard (See #1 above if desired contract does not display in this window)

   or

   • Select Bidding from the menu and then Select the Project

3. Enter Item Prices

or

3. Export pay items, use 3rd party software to create bid item prices, and then Import the pay item prices

4. Acknowledge Addenda (if applicable) - Any changes to the project through addenda will be automatically added to the project in :

   • The contractor will be notified by a pop-up window that the contract has had an addendum added to it

   • If the addendum modifies the quantity of items in the contract, the prices for these items will be reset to $0.00 to identify the quantities that have changed

5. Enter Certifications Information - All certifications that are in the project will need to be completed to submit a bid

6. Enter DBE Contacts and DBE Commitments

7. Enter Bid Guaranty Information (if applicable) - The contractor must input a number for an electronic bid bond

8. Submit Bid - Submit the bid to the

9. View/Print Submitted Bid - Create a paper copy of the bid submission

10. Withdraw Bid - Withdraw a submitted bid, if desired

When a bid has been submitted, the system:

• Stores the bid in the until TxDOT initiates the transfer of the bid item data during bid opening

• Maintains a copy of each contractor's digitally signed bid for dispute resolution purposes