This tab is where you monitor and control the revision history of your bidding process. An unlimited number of bid revisions can be created per Bid Package record and revisions can be issued bidder by bidder or in groups.
You can also use this tab to mark one revision per online bidder as their "Best Bid". The best bid is the one whose data is displayed in the Bid Package Bidder Matrix Tab Table and the Bid Package Bid Items Tab. This feature allows you to collect data on multiple online bid revisions and then decide which version best meets your needs.
Reissue Bids Button - Clicking this button opens the Reissue Bids dialog:
Check the first column box for each bidder to which you wish to reissue a bid.
If Copy Bid Amounts is selected, Bid Quantity, Unit Price, and Total Amount in the current best bid of the online bidding record will be copied to the revision you create. If this option is not selected, Bid Quantity will default to equal the Est. Quantity and both Unit Price and Total Amount will default to 0. If Send Notification is checked the online bidder will receive an email alerting them to the fact that a bid has been reissued. If Lock Prior Bids is checked all other revisions of each online bidding record will be locked (see Online Bidding Header Toolbar). When all options have been configured click the Reissue button. The revisions are immediately created, the Reissue Bids dialog closes and, if Send Notifications was checked, the Notifications Dialog opens. Note that the latest revision is automatically selected as best bid by default.
Best Bid - Only one revision per online bidder can be selected as best bid at any given moment. The Best Bid feature allows bid managers to select which revision of each Online Bid to work with at any time. This is very powerful if your Bid Package involves alternates or options or extends through multiple design revisions. Data from the Best Bid is displayed in the tables on the Bidder Matrix and Bid Items tab.
Company - Read-only. The bidder company name.
Bid # - Read-only. The system ID of the online bid revision. Click in the field to navigate to the online bidding record.
Rev. - Read-only. The revision number of the record. "0" indicates the original online bidding record.
Date - Read-only. The date the online bidding record revision was created.
Bid Total - Read-only. The sum of Total Amount from the online bidding record.
Leveled Total - Read-only. The sum of Leveled Total from the online bidding record. See Online Bidding Details Tab for more information about bid leveling.
Bid Status - Read-only. The Status of the online bidding record.
Bid Expires - Read-only. The Bid Expires from the online bidding record. See Online Bidding Submission Tab for more information.
Bidder Comments - Read-only. The Comments from the online bidding record. See Online Bidding Submission Tab for more information.
Synched - If checked, edits to the online bidding record automatically display in the Bid Package record and overwrite data that may have been edited in the Bid Package Bid Items Tab.
Locked - If checked the online bidding record can no longer be edited. Checking this option is the same as checking the Locked checkbox in the Online Bidding Header Toolbar.
