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To receive all of the benefits from
PlanetBids.com, you need to register only once. Make sure that all of the
information is correct and current as this will be the only way for the buyers and sellers
to communicate. If you need to make a change after you register, you'll be able to
do so by editing your profile or preferences. To register, click on Register
Now! and choose a username and password not exceeding 8 characters. Next, fill out the
information that is asked. The fields that are bolded are required, therefore
you cannot proceed until they are filled. Choose states that your are interested
in doing work in. Choose categories of your
interest for services that you provide or services which you are in need of.
To start using our services right away, click on login and
enter your username and password and begin! Once you register, you will be able to
act as a Buyer and a Supplier.
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Request Bid(s) |
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To request a bid or quote, login and click on
Request Bid(s) under Buyer Activity. Complete the request form and
click on Add Bid. Next, you will have the chance to verify the information
you just entered and make changes at that time if necessary, or you can just submit it. Important, once you
submit your bid request to PlanetBids.com, you will not be able to make any changes to it!
So make sure that you make all the necessary changes at this point.
The next page will be adding items to your bid request. Complete
this section if it applies to your bid request, otherwise click on "Click Here" to
return to your open bid list. Once submitted it will immediately be entered in our database and bidding process will begin!
Suppliers with matching criteria will be notified of your bid
request and start giving you bids. For further information on what you will need
in order to request bids or quotes, please visit Buyer's Guide!
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View My Bid List |
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To view your bid list, click on
"View My Bid List" under Buyer Activity and your open bids will be listed. You'll be
able to see number of bids you have received under each bid request and the status.
You can "Remove" a bid request from your open list or you can "Select Vendor". If
you need to search for one of your open projects you can enter your contract or invitation
number to go straight to it.
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| View Bid Results |
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Select "View Bid Results" under Buyer Activity to view the bidding results
for your bid requests at any time. Locate the bid request on which you
want to view electronic bid results and select "eBidResults" next to request.
This will list all the bidders/suppliers that have given you a bid or quote for your
request with a Grand Total. To further view details about individual bids,
select "View Detail" next to each bidder.
Once you qualify one of the bidders as your selected vendor for your bid/quote
request, you can notify them by clicking on "Select Vendor" from your "View Bid Results"
list. This process will notify the bidder or your choice by email and reveal
your name and contact email. At this point, you can close the deal offline.
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| Search Bids |
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To search for a bid, click on
Search Bids under Supplier Activity and wait for the results to come up. You will see a list of open bids that have been submitted directly by other members or BidsOnline buyers. At this point, some project are available for you to bid online by paying the applicable fee and some projects require that you pay the applicable fee to reveal who the owner of project is. Typically, these are type of projects that require bidding or invitation documents from project owner (i.e. public projects). Therefore, you need to first get to the project owner and then continue with the process.
If you are a VendorLine member, you should also see a search form that will appear below the bid list. To start a VendorLine Search, simply enter as many comma delimited keywords as you like and click on "Start Search". If VendorLine generates a list, click on the name of the agency and a new browser will pop open. Review the bid contents and look for the keyword it found highlighted in yellow.
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| Bid for Bids |
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To bid for a project, click on
Search Bids under Supplier Activity and search for your project. If you already have
the PlanetBids bid number, just enter it on the top in the Quick Search box and the project will
come up. Click on title of bid request for further bid detail. Click on "Bid Now" at bottom
of page to give your bid or quote.
You will be asked to complete a pre-set of
questions applicable to bid request. If buyer is looking for unit prices per each
line item, then you will need to give your bid or quote per each line item.
Once you select to submit your bid, all line items will be calculated
automatically and you will have the chance to make any changes or to submit your
final bid or quote. Important, once a bid or quote is submitted to buyer,
you cannot make any changes to your bid!
Next, you will be asked to give more detail about your company so that
buyer can further qualify you. It is very important that you complete this
section since the buyer needs to know as much about you as possible.
You only need to complete this section the first time you bid for a request online.
The next time you decide to bid for another request, you can simply choose
to update or not update any of the detail information you had previously provided.
The final step is to go through the payment processing portion and you are done!
To end this session, click on the Checkout button and enter
your billing and information and place the order. Your receipt will be the upcoming
page and you can print it for your records or you can view them in Account
History under "My PB Account".
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| Review Bid Status |
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To review status on a bid or
quote request you bid on, click on Review Bid Status under Supplier Activity
and the bids/projects you have bid on will be listed with status next to each one.
- Contacted Other Vendor means that the buyer chose
another supplier.
- Negotiated means that you have been awarded the project.
- Not Yet Selected means that the Buyer has not decided yet, or the
bid hasn't closed yet and no decision can be made until it has ended.
You can view your bid detail by clicking on "View My Bid"
at any time on bids which you have participated in.
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| Account History |
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An Account history consists of
all transaction charges that have resulted from activities that you have participated
in as a Supplier on PlanetBids. You
can generate an order report four ways:
- By entering the exact order date.
- By entering a range of dates.
- By entering the Order ID. That would be the number on
the receipt after a bid was placed.
- By entering the dates for the Total Order(s) Billed for a
certain period. For example, the dates for the billing period (01/01/00 to
01/31/00). This will give you the total amount which will be billed
to your credit card online and summary of transactions for that period. Click on
individual "Order ID" to see transaction detail.
To change payment information, either contact customer
service billing department to update payment information or the next
time you go through a transaction at PlanetBids.
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| Edit My Profile |
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To change your name,address, phone
and fax number, email and company name, go to My PB Account and click on Edit My
Profile. Make the changes and click on Submit.
To select more than one state, hold the Control button and Click
on the states of your interest.
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| Edit My Preferences |
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To change the states or categories
that you have selected, click on Edit My Preferences under My PB Account and select or
de-select the states and categories of your choice.
To select more than one category, hold the Control button and Click
on the categories of your interest.
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