摘要: |
Bid proposals in the transportation construction industry have been received in basically the same way for several decades. However, in the coming decade it is very likely that the industry will undergo a major change to electronic bidding. The objective of electronic bidding is to transmit all the project information in an electronic format. This information consists of bid announcements, project plans and specifications, bid proposals, bid submittals, and report of bid results. This report focuses on the bidding process, especially the receipt of bids electronically. This synthesis describes the technology currently available and summarizes the practices followed to use electronic media to support the bidding process for transportation construction projects. The report gives a brief introduction to the history of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), its relation to electronic bidding, and current applications in the transportation construction industry. |