Guides
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Can ChatGPT summarize a bid package?
What a general AI chat assistant can and cannot do with a public bid package, where it slips on bonds and addenda, and when a purpose-built tool fits better.
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Bid package review: by hand or software?
Reading a public bid package yourself, in a spreadsheet, or with software: what each costs in time and risk, when by hand is enough, and when a tool pays off.
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Bid bond vs performance bond requirements
What bid, performance and payment bonds each guarantee on public construction work, and how to read a solicitation's bond requirement against your surety limit.
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Bid or no bid: a checklist for public work
A practical bid/no-bid checklist for state and municipal construction bids: the questions to answer before you spend days on an estimate you cannot submit.
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How to compare addenda to a bid package
How to find what each addendum changed in a public bid package, so a moved date, a new bond percentage or a revised limit does not catch you out on bid day.
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