Computer system and method for facilitating and managing the project bid and requisition process
First Claim
1. A project-work risk-management documentation method comprising:
- configuring an electronic temporary-laborer risk-management document library;
wherein the step of configuring the temporary-laborer risk-management document library comprises;
specifying a plurality of temporary-laborer risk-management documentation types, the plurality of documentation types being representative of documents that may need to be executed or provided by a temporary laborer;
specifying a plurality of temporary-laborer types such that a temporary laborer is classified into a single one of the plurality of temporary-laborer types; and
mapping the plurality of temporary-laborer types to the plurality of temporary-laborer risk-management documentation types to determine, for each temporary-laborer type, which ones of the plurality of document types must be provided or executed by temporary laborers belonging to the temporary-laborer type;
configuring a plurality of bid templates according to at least one project services type, the plurality of bid templates being usable for creation of buyer bid requests;
wherein the configured plurality of bid templates comprise a plurality of pre-specified bid items associated with specific types of information to be solicited from a vendor, the plurality of pre-specified bid items comprising the specified plurality of temporary-laborer types and the plurality of temporary-laborer risk-management documentation types mapped to the specified plurality of temporary-laborer types;
responsive to a bid request for a particular project based on a particular bid template in the plurality of bid templates, receiving, from a vendor, a temporary-laborer record corresponding to at least one of the plurality of pre-specified bid items, the temporary-laborer record representing a particular temporary laborer who is to be engaged for the particular project, the particular temporary laborer being of at least one temporary-laborer type from the plurality of temporary-laborer types;
wherein receipt of the temporary-laborer record is conditioned on approval by at least one pre-configured approver, the approval being based, at least in part, on a pre-defined appropriate vendor response to at least one bid item of the particular bid template;
receiving at least one temporary-laborer document from the particular temporary laborer, the temporary-laborer document corresponding to a documentation type mapped to the at least one temporary-laborer type in the mapping step and included as at least one of the plurality of pre-specified bid items;
administering a temporary-laborer agreement from the risk-management document library to the particular temporary laborer, the temporary-laborer agreement being mapped to the temporary-laborer type in the mapping step; and
wherein the step of configuring the temporary-laborer risk-management document library, the step of configuring the plurality of bid templates, the providing step, and the administering step are implemented by a computer system.
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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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17 Claims
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1. A project-work risk-management documentation method comprising:
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configuring an electronic temporary-laborer risk-management document library; wherein the step of configuring the temporary-laborer risk-management document library comprises; specifying a plurality of temporary-laborer risk-management documentation types, the plurality of documentation types being representative of documents that may need to be executed or provided by a temporary laborer; specifying a plurality of temporary-laborer types such that a temporary laborer is classified into a single one of the plurality of temporary-laborer types; and mapping the plurality of temporary-laborer types to the plurality of temporary-laborer risk-management documentation types to determine, for each temporary-laborer type, which ones of the plurality of document types must be provided or executed by temporary laborers belonging to the temporary-laborer type; configuring a plurality of bid templates according to at least one project services type, the plurality of bid templates being usable for creation of buyer bid requests; wherein the configured plurality of bid templates comprise a plurality of pre-specified bid items associated with specific types of information to be solicited from a vendor, the plurality of pre-specified bid items comprising the specified plurality of temporary-laborer types and the plurality of temporary-laborer risk-management documentation types mapped to the specified plurality of temporary-laborer types; responsive to a bid request for a particular project based on a particular bid template in the plurality of bid templates, receiving, from a vendor, a temporary-laborer record corresponding to at least one of the plurality of pre-specified bid items, the temporary-laborer record representing a particular temporary laborer who is to be engaged for the particular project, the particular temporary laborer being of at least one temporary-laborer type from the plurality of temporary-laborer types; wherein receipt of the temporary-laborer record is conditioned on approval by at least one pre-configured approver, the approval being based, at least in part, on a pre-defined appropriate vendor response to at least one bid item of the particular bid template; receiving at least one temporary-laborer document from the particular temporary laborer, the temporary-laborer document corresponding to a documentation type mapped to the at least one temporary-laborer type in the mapping step and included as at least one of the plurality of pre-specified bid items; administering a temporary-laborer agreement from the risk-management document library to the particular temporary laborer, the temporary-laborer agreement being mapped to the temporary-laborer type in the mapping step; and wherein the step of configuring the temporary-laborer risk-management document library, the step of configuring the plurality of bid templates, the providing step, and the administering step are implemented by a computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A project-work risk-management documentation method comprising:
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configuring an electronic temporary-laborer risk-management document library; wherein the step of configuring the temporary-laborer risk-management document library comprises; specifying a plurality of temporary-laborer risk-management documentation types, the plurality of documentation types being representative of documents that may need to be executed by a temporary laborer; specifying a plurality of temporary-laborer types such that a temporary laborer is classified into a single one of the plurality of temporary-laborer types; and mapping the plurality of temporary-laborer types to the plurality of temporary-laborer risk-management documentation types to determine, for each temporary-laborer type, which ones of the plurality of document types must be executed by temporary laborers belonging to the temporary-laborer type; configuring a plurality of bid templates according to at least one project services type, the plurality of bid templates being usable for creation of buyer bid requests; wherein the configured plurality of bid templates comprise a plurality of pre-specified bid items associated with specific types of information to be solicited from a vendor, the plurality of pre-specified bid items comprising the specified plurality of temporary-laborer types and the plurality of temporary-laborer risk-management documentation types mapped to the specified plurality of temporary-laborer types; responsive to a bid request for a particular project based on a particular bid template in the plurality of bid templates, receiving, from a vendor, a temporary-laborer record corresponding to at least one of the plurality of pre-specified bid items, the temporary-laborer record representing a particular temporary laborer who is to be engaged for the particular project, the particular temporary laborer being of at least one temporary-laborer type from the plurality of temporary-laborer types; wherein receipt of the temporary-laborer record is conditioned on approval by at least one pre-configured approver, the approval being based, at least in part, on a pre-defined appropriate vendor response to at least one bid item of the particular bid template; receiving at least one temporary-laborer document from the particular temporary laborer, the temporary-laborer document corresponding to a documentation type mapped to the at least one temporary-laborer type in the mapping step and included as at least one of the plurality of pre-specified bid items; administering a temporary-laborer agreement from the risk-management document library to the particular temporary laborer, the temporary-laborer agreement being mapped to the temporary-laborer type in the mapping step; and wherein the step of configuring the temporary-laborer risk-management document library, the step of configuring the plurality of bid templates, the providing step, and the administering step are implemented by a computer system.
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