Responsibilities

Bid Administration

- Conducts daily searches on all available media / bulletin boards / job posting sites for bid and pre-qual opportunities. Short list opportunities to suit corporate goals and manpower / staffing requirements
- Solicits and maintains communication with subcontractors and vendors
- Prepares subcontractor bid packages
- Transmits addenda, clarifications and other bid information to subcontractors
- Ensures that we have proper coverage from subcontractors on bid day
- Contacts supply houses to obtain additional subcontractor bids
- Shows creativity and resourcefulness to gain better pricing from subcontractors
- Submits 100% of bids and budgets by the bid deadline
- Enters all relevant information into Excel
- Manages Bid board
- Uploads all drawings, addendums, specs and relevant information
- Prints relevant drawings and specs
- Attends and/or organizes all job showings
- Obtains all bonding and insurances
- Reviews Buy & Sell, Merx, Ottawa City Approvals, etc. daily to find recent leads




- Reviews bid requirements thoroughly and asks follow-up questions for every bid
- Has a thorough understanding of the scope for specific trade assigned
- Develops RFI’s and clarifications, ensures adequate subcontractor coverage and shows interest
- Performs comprehensive “bid day” analysis and scoping of specific assigned trades
- Understands how to fit subs to the size/scope of project
- Creates bid lists that fit scope of job, ensuring that we have the right subs for the project

Follow up and Bid Closing

- Consistently follows up on submitted bids and budgets
- Monthly reporting of won/loss/etc.

Project Turnover

- Properly turns over bid documents and sub information to Project Management in a timely manner
- Reviews drawings with Project Manager and highlights areas of concern
- Reviews job costs with Project Manager

📌 Estimator (Ottawa)
🏢 Bradford Construction Ltd. - Contracting and Management
📍 Ottawa