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Method of and system for enabling and managing sub-contracting entities

  • US 8,364,557 B2
  • Filed: 06/26/2009
  • Issued: 01/29/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of facilitating a project bid process, the method comprising:

  • on at least one server computer comprising a processor and memory, establishing buyer configurations governing subcontracting-entity utilization by at least one supplier in the project bid process;

    generating, by the at least one server computer, a buyer-associated bid request utilizing at least a portion of bid item selections of a stored bid item list, wherein the buyer-associated bid request is associated with the buyer configurations;

    transmitting, by the at least one server computer, the buyer-associated bid request to the at least one supplier for solicitation of a supplier bid response to be generated with the bid item selections utilized in the buyer-associated bid request;

    generating, by the at least one server computer, a supplier-associated bid request utilizing at least a portion of the bid item selections utilized in the buyer-associated bid request;

    transmitting, by the at least one server computer, the supplier-associated bid request to at least one subcontracting entity for solicitation of a subcontracting-entity bid response to be generated with the bid item selections utilized in the supplier-associated bid request; and

    wherein the transmitting of the supplier-associated bid request is subject to the buyer configurations permitting bid participation by the at least one subcontracting entity.

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