Workvado workflow guide
Before you bid: a public construction tender checklist
Use this checklist before spending time on a public construction bid. A Workvado summary helps discovery and organization; the buyer’s current notice, documents and amendments determine the actual requirements. An open saved deadline is not a guarantee that your business is eligible or that a notice has not changed.
1. Confirm the buyer and official source
Match the buyer, reference number, project location and notice type to the official record. SAM.gov publishes US federal opportunities; CanadaBuys provides Canadian tender discovery; ComprasMX is a Mexican federal procurement portal. State, provincial and municipal buyers may use other official systems. A portal homepage is a starting point, not evidence that a particular contract is open.
2. Check every deadline in its stated time zone
Read the response deadline, question deadline and delivery instructions on the latest notice. Retain the exact time and stated time zone, including daylight-saving treatment. Do not assume the buyer’s time matches your device or the project city. Allow time for the required submission method.
3. Check mandatory visits before pricing
Find out whether a site visit or pre-bid meeting is mandatory, how to register and whether attendance is already closed. A future bid deadline does not undo a missed mandatory visit. If the summary does not list a visit, check the full documents rather than assuming none is required.
4. Test eligibility against your actual business
Review set-asides, registration, qualifications, licensing, insurance, bonding and any stated geographic restrictions. Confirm the documents you must supply and the buyer’s evaluation criteria. A trade category match or a Workvado profile is not evidence that you qualify.
5. Recheck amendments and keep a bid decision
Review the buyer’s latest addenda before pricing and again before submission. A Workvado amendment count describes saved information, not continuous monitoring of every procurement portal. Contractor accounts can keep a private bid pipeline; record uncertainties and resolve them with the buyer through the permitted channel.
6. Submit through the buyer’s required channel
Follow the actual portal, email or other instructions, naming rules, forms and acknowledgement requirements. Retain your own submission receipt. Workvado does not submit the bid, register you with the buyer, guarantee delivery or decide the award. If the source cannot be checked, treat the opportunity as unverified until it can.