Learn More about the Bidding Process

SUBMITTING BIDS ONLINE

HOW:

A company may submit the bid to general contractors online or in person at NMBDS. Participants submitting a bid in person must review the information being entered on the site by the NMBDS staff at least 30 minutes before the on-line bidding deadline.

WHEN:

All bids, must be deposited online no later than NMBDS time as shown on the bid form. Bidders wishing to submit their bid in person must be at the NMBDS Office no later than 30 minutes before to the online bidding deadline. NOTE-General contractors must, prior to NMBDS time, must enter Proxy bids on the bid site from bidders not using the Depository. No bids from sub contractors, or general contractors, will be accepted by the Bid Depository after Bid Depository time. General contractors, or their authorized representatives, receive bids addressed to them at the Depository. No bid(s) will be released prior to bid Depository time.

WHAT YOU GET:

The NMBDS office will tabulate and furnish each bidder, and other interested parties, a recap of the bids. The bid recap will be published only after the owners bid deadline, or once the contracts are established.

STEP BY STEP DIRECTIONS

+ MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

REGISTRATION

  1. Log into newmexico.bidsite.org

  2. Enter the User name and password issued to your company by the NMBDS.

  3. Click on projects interested in. This will automatically inform the NM Bid Depository of your interest in bidding the project through the NMBDS.

  4. Choose Trade.

  5. View Bid Form. Here you can print the bid form for review

  6. Click Register Bid Button

ON DAY OF BID

  1. Log onto the newmexico.bidsite.org site as described above.
  2. In order to submit bid, click on chosen general contractors, if bidding all the same price, submit bid in boxes on screen.
  3. If submitting different prices to different generals choose the next general and submit prices separately.
  4. Be aware of the clock on the web page, this is the bid clock.
  5. All prices must be submitted by the close of the published time on scope form.

+ GENERAL CONTRACTOR

REGISTRATION

  1. Contact the NMBDS Staff to register your company for a project.

ON DAY OF BID

  1. Log onto the newmexico.bidsite.org site as described above.
  2. Once bid is closed click on the protocol process of abiding by Rules and Procedures and collect bids. In the event you want to reject a bidder, DO NOT check a box for the price of the subcontractor being rejected.
  3. If submitting a proxy bid, a subcontractor not registering a formal bid but provided a bid for your company, click on the Proxy bid, enter information, and submit. This must be completed BEFORE the Bid Clock closes bid.

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