After you click "Bidding Page" or "Bid Now" button, there are 2 steps you need to follow.
Step 1: “Must-Attach”/Proposal Documents.
1. You need to upload attachment before submit bid.
2. If it is a 1-envelop RFX, there will be only one button called "Attach Technical Proposal" as shown above. Click this button to attach your technical and/or financial proposal and any other related documents from your local hard disk.
3. If it is a 2-envelop RFX, you have to attach technical and financial proposals separately by selecting the corresponding button.
4. After clicking the button, you can choose from your local hard disk to upload the file.
5. As soon as you have finished step 1, you can go to step 2.
Step 2: Price Submission
There are several ways of Price Submission, depending on the buyer's configuration. Different tender or quotation can have different Price Subission methods.
Method 1. Enter the bid prices online
You can enter the bid prices directly into the blanks in the "Bid Amount" column and click "Submit"
Method 2. Upload Bid Worksheets
You need to download bid worksheet, fill in bid prices and upload the worksheets to the Bidding Page.
In the downloaded bid worksheet, you just need to enter amount in "Bid Amt (Formula)", then the subtotal would be calculated automatically by the system. DO NOT edit other columns or the excel would not be accepted by the system.
The Bid Worksheets is in .xls format. When you save the file locally, you have to save using the same file name (RFX ID) in Excel 97-2003 format (.xls). DO NOT save as .xlsx format as it would not be accepted by the system.
If the file name is changed or in the wrong excel format, you will not be able to upload the file successfully.
If the uploading is successful, you will see a successfully uploaded message and the prices will be automatically submitted into the system and displayed in the Bid Amount boxes.
Before the RFX is closed, you can always upload the Bid Worksheets if you need to revise your bidding prices. DO NOT enter prices directly in the Bid Amount boxes as they will not be saved at all. The only way to submit your prices is to upload your Bid Worksheets.
Bid amounts display accordingly, you can also check it under "Activity Log".
