METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR THE GENERATION OF REQUESTS FOR QUOTES FROM AGGREGATED CONSTRUCTION-RELATED AND PERMITTING INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- accessing a database comprising construction permitting information over a computer network;
collecting construction permitting information for a plurality of construction projects from the accessed database and storing the collected construction permitting information into at least one database, each of the plurality of construction projects being associated with a respective identified party;
aggregating information corresponding the plurality of construction projects into a plurality of aggregated requests for quotes (RFQs);
storing the plurality of aggregated RFQs in RFQ database that is selectively accessible over the computer network; and
receiving at least one vendor offer against at least one of the plurality of aggregated RFQs;
wherein the at least one vendor offer is only selectively visible to the respective identified parties associated with the constructions projects against which the vendor offer has been received.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method may comprise accessing a database comprising construction permitting information over a computer network; collecting construction permitting information for a plurality of construction projects from the accessed database and storing the collected construction permitting information. Each of the construction protects may be associated with a respective identified party. Information corresponding the plurality of construction projects may then be aggregated into a plurality of aggregated requests for quotes (RFQs), which may be stored in an RFQ database that is selectively accessible over the computer network. One or more vendor offers may be received against one or more of the aggregated RFQs. The vendor offer may be only selectively visible to the respective identified parties associated with the constructions projects against which the vendor offer has been received.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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accessing a database comprising construction permitting information over a computer network; collecting construction permitting information for a plurality of construction projects from the accessed database and storing the collected construction permitting information into at least one database, each of the plurality of construction projects being associated with a respective identified party; aggregating information corresponding the plurality of construction projects into a plurality of aggregated requests for quotes (RFQs); storing the plurality of aggregated RFQs in RFQ database that is selectively accessible over the computer network; and receiving at least one vendor offer against at least one of the plurality of aggregated RFQs; wherein the at least one vendor offer is only selectively visible to the respective identified parties associated with the constructions projects against which the vendor offer has been received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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collecting project information for a plurality of construction-related projects associated with respective identified parties from at least one database accessed over a computer network; aggregating the collected information into a least one aggregated request for quote (RFQ) and storing the least one aggregated RFQ in an RFQ database that is selectively accessible over the computer network; accessing a lowest price available for at least one item in the at least one aggregated RFQ from an online comparator and seeding the price of the at least one item at that lowest price available; receiving at least one vendor offer against at least one of the plurality of aggregated RFQs, at least one of the received vendor offers being less than the seeded price for the at least one item, wherein the at least one vendor offer is only selectively visible to the respective identified parties associated with the construction-related projects against which the vendor offer has been received. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computing device, comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one data storage device coupled to the at least one processor; a plurality of processes spawned by the at least one processor, the processes including processing logic for; accessing, a database comprising const Action permitting information over a computer network; collecting construction permitting information for a plurality of construction projects from the accessed database and storing the collected construction permitting information into at least one database, each of the plurality of construction projects being associated with a respective identified party; aggregating information corresponding the plurality of construction projects into a plurality of aggregated requests for quotes (RFQs); storing the plurality of aggregated RFQs in an RFQ database that is selectively accessible over the computer network; and receiving at least one vendor offer against at least one of the plurality of aggregated RFQs; wherein the at least one vendor offer is only selectively visible to the respective identified parties associated with the constructions projects against which the vendor offer has been received.
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23. A machine-readable medium having data stored thereon representing sequences of instructions which, when executed by a computing device, causes the computing device to:
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access a database comprising construction permitting information over a computer network; collect construction permitting information for a plurality of construction projects from the accessed database and storing the collected construction permitting information into at least one database, each of the plurality of construction projects being associated with a respective identified party; aggregate information corresponding the plurality of construction projects into a plurality of aggregated requests for quotes (RFQs); store the plurality of aggregated RFQs in an RFQ database that is selectively accessible over the computer network; and receive at least one vendor oiler against at least ne of the plurality of aggregated RFQs; wherein the at least one vendor offer is only selectively visible to the respective identified parties associated with the constructions projects against which the vendor offer has been received.
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