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What does a bid, tender and proposal manager do in a project-based company?
A bid, tender and proposal manager decides which public tenders (B2G) and private proposals (B2B) to pursue and at what price, so the company wins work it can deliver at a profit. ProjectVIEW ERP builds every bid on the same BoQ ↔ WBS ↔ Cost Codes structure that later controls the project. Risk, capacity and margin are therefore visible before submission, and the won bid becomes the project budget without re-entry. It covers tenders and proposals for construction and EPC works, newbuilds and ship repairs, marine and offshore campaigns, mining contracts as well as engineer-to-order manufacturing.
- Select the right tenders and proposals: pursue bids only when margin, capacity and risk are known.
- Price with evidence: then build rates from your own cost recipes and recent supplier prices.
- Hand over cleanly: finally, turn the won bid into the project budget and schedule baseline.
How ProjectVIEW ERP supports bid, tender and proposal managers
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ConstructionTenders with BoQs, contract forms such as FIDIC, bonds and retentions.
Shipbuilding & repairNewbuild and repair quotations built from hull blocks, outfitting and repair specifications.
Marine & offshoreInstallation campaigns priced on vessel spreads, day rates and weather windows.
Mining & quarryingContract mining and development bids priced per tonne, bcm or meter.
Project-based manufacturingEngineer-to-order quotations from BoM, routings and shop hours.Your ProjectVIEW stack
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AI agents
These specialized AI agents are available with ProjectVIEW v12. They work on governed ERP data, send risk alerts and propose actions. Your team approves every action. ProjectVIEW AI v12
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FAQ: Bid, Tender & Proposal Manager
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How do you decide which tenders to pursue?
Compare the expected margin, the risk sized in money and the free capacity of people, plant and cash. ProjectVIEW ERP shows all three for each opportunity before the company commits bid resources.
Can we import the client BoQ from Excel?
Yes, the Bidding and Estimation AI Agent is designed to import and clean BoQs from any Excel format into ProjectVIEW ERP, so pricing starts from a structured BoQ.
How does a won bid become the project budget?
When the bid is won, the priced BoQ, its cost recipes and the WBS are carried into execution as the budget and baseline. Nothing is re-keyed, so cost control starts from the bid assumptions.
What is the difference between a tender and a proposal?
A tender is a formal invitation, usually from a public client (B2G), where the company places a bid under fixed rules and documents. In contrast, a proposal answers a private client (B2B), often with more freedom on scope, price and terms. However, ProjectVIEW ERP prices both on the same BoQ ↔ WBS ↔ Cost Codes structure, with profit, risk and inflation margins.
Which industries does this cover?
Construction, shipbuilding and repair, marine and offshore, mining and quarrying, as well as project-based manufacturing. The same bid and proposal logic also applies in each, whether the scope is a BoQ, a BoM or a work package.
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