Questions/Responses

Bid contacts can use the Questions/ Responses tab to share questions and communicate responses to the bidders. All inquiries and responses posted here are sent to all bidders via email. This eliminates the need to send multiple emails, and is a great way to broadcast information that is useful to all the bidders.

  1. From the top navigation tabs, click the Bidding tab.

    Use this method if you are not already working in a project.

    2. Bidding Tab Global Nav Bar
  2. On the Bidding page, choose a project from the All Projects menu.

    The Bid Packages page is displayed.

  3. Click the name of a bid package to view the Bid Package Details page.

The Questions/ Responses tab displays questions submitted by bidders or users and allows the Bid Contact to post answers either publicly or directly to the bidder.

  1. Go to the Bid Package Details page.
  2. Click the Questions/Responses tab.
  3. Click Add Question.
    The Bidder Question popup window is displayed.
  4. Complete the following required fields:
    • Subject: Enter a subject for the question
    • Question: Enter the question.
    • Response: Add a response to the question.
    • Send response to all bidders?: Select this check box to allow all bidders to view your response.
  5. Click Save.

Questions posted by bidders in the Bidder's Portal will be displayed on the Questions/ Responses tab in e-Builder. A message will also be displayed, indicating the number of questions awaiting responses.

You can answer the bidders question and make the response publicly visible to all bidders or answer the bidder directly.

Only the Bid Contact or users with Modify Bidding permissions can respond to bidder questions.

  1. Go to the Bid Package Details page.
  2. Click the Questions/Responses tab.
  3. Click a question to view it.
  4. Enter your response in the responses field.
  5. Select the Send the response to all bidders check box to allow all bidders to view your response.

    6. —Or—

    Leave this check box unselected to send the response only to the user who asked the question.

  6. Click Reply.

Use the export feature to export the questions and responses to your local machine. You can then share the relevant information to non e-Builder license holders, such as Architect/ Engineers and all other applicable parties if needed.

The exported file will be in the MS Excel (.xls) format.

  1. Go to the Bid Package Details page.
  2. Click the Questions/Responses tab.
  3. Click Export.
  4. To export only the unanswered questions, select the Only Unanswered check box in the Export Questions popup.
  5. Click Export Now.
  • Show: Select any of the available options to filter the questions displayed in this section.

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