Open Bids

To open bids:

1. In OneOffice, click on ‘Details’ next to the contract. At the Contract Menu, select Bidding.

2. Click on ‘BidVAULT Sync’ from the Bidding Menu.

3. Click on the button to ‘Upload private key’ in the upper right corner. Please note: If you visit this page prior to the bid opening date/time, the button will be greyed out and you will not be able to click on it. Please refresh the browser after the bid opening date/time to re-establish the page.

4. Select and Upload the key or drag and drop the document, then click on ‘Open bids' to be automatically guided to the BidVAULT employee login page. You may be prompted to click on ‘Project Owner’ in order to complete the login but you will not need to enter your login again.

5. View bid data.

6. Click ‘sync now’ next to each bidder to send the information into OneOffice. To access the bid information in the future, you will need to visit the ‘BidVAULT Sync’ page and click on ‘View Bids’.

7. Navigate back to OneOffice to publish a bid summary and generate bid abstract reports, as well as setup your bid abstract configuration for what to post upon contract award.