Bidding Overview - How to Submit a Bid

The process of submitting a bid involves the following steps:

Receive Authorization to Bid on a project- If your company does not have authority to bid on a project, the project will not appear in the "Select CSJ:" drop-down menu in the Bidding Window. Contact TxDOT to receive authorization.
Select Project - See #1 above if desired contract does not display in this window.
Enter Item Prices.

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

Acknowledge Addenda (if applicable) - Any changes to the project through addenda will be automatically added to the project in iCX. The contractor will be notified by a pop-up window that the project has had an addendum added to it. In addition, if the addendum modifies the quantity of items in the project, the prices for these items will be reset to $0.00 to identify the quantities that have changed.
Enter Certifications Information - All certifications that are in the project will need to be completed to submit a bid.
Enter DBE Contacts and DBE Commitments
Enter Electronic Bid Bond Information (if applicable) - The contractor must input a number for an electronic bid bond.
View/Print Bid - Create a paper copy of the bid submission
Submit Bid - Submit the bid to the SecureVault
Withdraw Bid - Withdraw a submitted bid, if desired.

When a bid has been submitted, the iCX system:

Stores the bid in the SecureVault until TxDOT initiates the transfer of the bid item data for the bid opening.
Maintains a copy of the digitally signed bid by the contractor for dispute resolution purposes.