Know which bids fit your backlog before you price them.
Construction solicitations hide pass/fail requirements in long documents: bonding, licensing, safety records, schedules. Paavya reads them first, recommends bid or pass with your backlog in view, and builds the qualifications package from project records you have approved.
Bid bonds and other pass/fail clauses are flagged as blocking on the first read.
Amendments are read alongside the original solicitation.
What construction bids ask of you
Bonding and insurance
Bid, performance and payment bonds are commonly required, often as a percentage of the bid. A missing bond makes a bid non-responsive regardless of price.
Relevant project experience
Owners score similar projects by type, size and delivery method. The bid decision depends on the projects you can cite.
Amendments and addenda
Scope, dates and quantities change during the bid period. Every addendum has to be read and acknowledged.
Where Paavya does the work
The same seven steps every pursuit runs through, with the parts that matter most for construction work.
Pass/fail clauses on the first read
Understand marks requirements like bonding as blocking, so they are owned from the start, not discovered at the end.
See the Understand stepA decision with your backlog in view
Decide's capacity read considers your team's current load alongside fit and competition.
See the Decide stepQualifications from approved records
Draft offers approved project descriptions and safety answers from the Library.
See the Draft stepA gate before submission
Submit stays shut until the bid is recorded, sections are owned, the response is approved and the delivery address is on the record.
See the Submit step
Further reading
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When to walk away from a bid you have already started
The final RFP, an amendment or a lost key person can change the deal. How to reopen a bid decision mid-pursuit, and when withdrawing is the right call.
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A practical framework for using AI on RFPs without losing your voice or accuracy
A step-by-step way to use AI on RFP responses without sounding generic or letting something untrue reach the buyer.
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The economics of bidding: how capacity, selectivity and quality drive win rate
Win rate is not luck. It is the product of three levers you control: how many good bids you can run, which ones you choose, and how strong each one is.
Bring a bid package you're deciding on.
We’ll run a real solicitation through Paavya with you and show the recommendation and the evidence behind it.
30 minutes, on a solicitation you choose.