Computer system and method for facilitating and managing the project bid and requisition process
First Claim
1. A computer system for facilitating a bid process for a project utilizing a pre-established bid item list comprising a plurality of bid items, comprising:
- a computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored therein; and
a processor connected to said computer readable storage medium to execute said instructions to enable bid item selections to be selectable from the bid item list for subsequent generation of a bid request utilizing at least a portion of said bid item selections.
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Abstract
A comprehensive, web-enabled computer system and method is provided for facilitating and managing all aspects of project work, while synchronizing communications, data and transaction processing across multiple user platforms. To implement the computer system and method, a bid item list is utilized to create configurable and scalable customized bid templates premised on the specific type of project work required. Bid requests are generated from the customized bid templates for solicitation of vendor bid responses to the selected bid items provided by the bid template. One or more bid items within the vendor bid responses can be selected for vendor grading purposes, and comparison of the vendor bid responses can be conducted using the graded bid item responses. In addition, project tracking parameters can be entered into the computer system for tracking the performance of the project.
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130 Claims
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1. A computer system for facilitating a bid process for a project utilizing a pre-established bid item list comprising a plurality of bid items, comprising:
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a computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored therein; and
a processor connected to said computer readable storage medium to execute said instructions to enable bid item selections to be selectable from the bid item list for subsequent generation of a bid request utilizing at least a portion of said bid item selections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. In a computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored therein, said computer-executable instructions comprising:
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means for providing a pre-established bid item list;
means for receiving bid item selections selected from said pre-established bid item list; and
means for communicating said bid item selections for use in a subsequent generation of a bid request utilizing at least a portion of said bid item selections. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for facilitating a bid process for a project, comprising:
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providing a pre-established bid item list;
receiving bid item selections selected from said pre-established list; and
communicating said bid item selections for use in a subsequent generation of a bid request utilizing at least a portion of said bid item selections. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A computer system for facilitating a bid process for a project between a buyer and a vendor via a web-based interface, comprising:
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a database system for maintaining a configurable pre-established bid item list and a bid template for the project including bid item selections selected from said bid item list; and
a server connected to said database system and connectable to the buyer and the vendor via the web-based interface, said server being operable to generate a bid request for a project utilizing said bid template, transmit said bid request to the vendor via the web-based interface and receive a bid response from the vendor via the web-based interface, said bid response including bid response data associated with at least a portion of said bid item selections. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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72. The computer system of 69, wherein said database system further comprises:
a second database for maintaining vendor qualification data for a plurality of vendors and vendor criteria information for said buyer, said server being further configured to compare said vendor qualification data for each of said pluarality of vendors with said vendor criteria information to determine qualified ones of said plurality of vendors for said buyer. - View Dependent Claims (73)
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95. A method for facilitating a project bid process, comprising the steps of:
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storing bid item selections selected from a configurable pre-established bid item list;
generating a bid request associated with a buyer utilizing at least a portion of said bid item selections; and
transmitting said bid request to at least one vendor for solicitation of a bid response generated with said bid item selections included in said bid request. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
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116. The method of claim 116, wherein said project tracking parameters includes purchase requisition information identifying project deliverables and project payment information, and further comprising the step of:
receiving voucher information for generation of a payment voucher based on said purchase requisition information.
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117. A method for facilitating a project bid process, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a bid response having bid response data therein associated with each of a plurality of bid item selections pre-selected from a pre-established bid item list for inclusion in a subsequent bid request soliciting said bid response;
identifying at least one graded bid item from said bid item selections for grading of said bid response; and
receiving a grade for said bid response related to said at least one graded bid item, said grade being determined based on said bid response data associated with said at least one graded bid item. - View Dependent Claims (118, 119)
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120. A method for facilitating a project bid process, comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a configurable pre-established bid item list and a bid template including bid item selections selected from said bid item list;
generating a bid request for a project utilizing said bid template;
transmitting said bid request to a qualified vendor via a web-based interface based on said bid item selections;
receiving a bid response from said qualified vendor via said web-based interface including bid response data associated with at least a portion of said bid item selections; and
receiving project tracking parameters upon award of the project to track the performance of the project. - View Dependent Claims (121, 122)
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123. A method for facilitating a project bid process, comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a configurable pre-established bid item list and a bid template including bid item selections selected from said bid item list;
generating a bid request for a project utilizing said bid template, transmitting said bid request to a qualified vendor via a web-based interface based on said bid item selections;
receiving a bid response from said qualified vendor via said web-based interface including bid response data associated with each of said bid item selections; and
enabling grading of said bid response using said bid response data associated with at least one graded bid item selected from said bid item selections for awarding of the project. - View Dependent Claims (124, 125)
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126. A method for generating a bid response to a bid request, comprising the steps of:
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receiving said bid request via a web-based interface, said bid request including at least a portion of bid item selections selected from a configurable pre-established bid item list;
entering bid response data into fields associated with at least a portion of said bid item selections included within said bid request to create said bid response; and
transmitting said bid response via said web-based interface.
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127. A method for generating a bid request, comprising the steps of:
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selecting bid item selections from a configurable pre-established bid item list to create a bid template;
enabling at least a portion of said bid item selections associated with said bid template for said bid request;
entering bid request data into fields associated with at least a portion of said enabled bid item selections to create said bid request; and
transmitting said bid request via a web-based interface for broadcasting of said bid request to qualified vendors.
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128. A database for use in facilitating a bid process for a project, comprising:
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a bid item table containing pre-established bid items organized in a hierarchical format, each of said bid items being stored in a separate record in said table; and
a bid template table associated with said bid item table, said bid template table containing the identities of selected one of said bid items for a bid template, the identities of each of said selected bid items being stored in a separate record in said bid template table. - View Dependent Claims (129, 130)
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Specification