The industry average: 10 bids per win
The average GC bids on 10 projects for every one they win. That's 9 estimates of wasted estimating hours per win — and no systematic way to tell which bids are the losers before you start.
ENGINE · BID SCORE
Should you bid? Your fit score, in 60 seconds.
Stop guessing on bid/no-bid decisions. Trueleveler scores project fit, competition, team capacity, risk profile, and margin potential — all from your RFP, all in under a minute.
60s
Avg Score Time
5
Scoring Factors
0–100
Fit Score Range
$0
To Try · No Card
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THE PROBLEM · 10 BIDS FOR 1 WIN
Estimating hours wasted on bad-fit bids.
Gut-feel go/no-go decisions
Bid/no-bid calls happen in hallway conversations with no data backing them. The projects that get pursued are the ones that look interesting, not the ones most likely to close at a profit.
Bad-fit projects eat estimator capacity
Your best estimators spend weeks on the wrong projects — the ones with low win probability, poor margin potential, or contract risk that makes them unprofitable even if you win.
No audit trail for go/no-go
When a bid loses, nobody remembers why it was pursued. When a project goes sideways, nobody can point to the risk factors that were flagged and ignored. Decisions live in nobody's inbox.
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WHAT YOU GET · FIVE FACTORS THAT DETERMINE BID FIT
Five factors. One score.
01 · Fit
Project fit
Does this project match your firm's core competencies, trade expertise, and typical project size? Scored against your win-history baseline.
02 · Comp
Competitive landscape
How many competitors are likely pursuing this? What's the anticipated competition intensity? Benchmarked against similar recent tenders.
03 · Cap
Capacity
Can your team handle this project alongside current commitments? Does the timeline fit your workload? Realistic workload modelling.
04 · Risk
Risk profile
What contract risks exist? Unusual clauses, tight deadlines, or aggressive liquidated damages? Trueleveler reads the contract form.
05 · Margin
Profitability potential
Based on scope complexity and market conditions, what's the realistic margin potential? And is it above your firm's threshold?
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HOW IT WORKS · RFP IN, VERDICT OUT
RFP in. Verdict out.
01
Upload the RFP
Drop the RFP package, spec book, and contract form. PDF, Word, or Excel — Trueleveler reads them all as-is.
02
AI scores each factor
AI analyzes project fit, competitive intensity, your capacity, risk exposure, and margin potential — each scored 0-100 with reasoning cited.
03
Review the verdict
Interactive dashboard with a combined Bid Fit Score, factor-by-factor breakdown, pursue/pass recommendation, and the risks to watch if you do bid.
04
Document the decision
Export the scored report for your go/no-go meeting — an auditable record of exactly why you pursued or passed on the opportunity.
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THE IMPACT · MORE WINS, FEWER WASTED HOURS
Your estimators on the right bids.
Fewer unprofitable bids
Stop investing estimating hours in projects that don't match your strengths. Identify poor-fit opportunities early and redirect your team's time to better prospects.
Higher hit rate
Concentrate your best estimators and preconstruction resources on the bids where you have a genuine competitive advantage — and the highest probability of winning.
Auditable decisions
Create an auditable record of why you pursued or passed on each opportunity. Share score reports with management to align go/no-go calls across the organization.
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USE CASES · BUILT FOR EVERY PURSUER
Every pursuit. Every review.
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FAQ · QUESTIONS BID MANAGERS ASK
Questions bid managers ask us.
What factors does Bid Score analyze?
Five factors: Project Fit (does this match your trade expertise and typical project size), Competitive Landscape (how many competitors are pursuing it), Capacity (can your team handle it on top of current work), Risk Profile (contract terms, liquidated damages, unusual clauses), and Profitability Potential (realistic margin based on scope and market). Each is scored 0-100 with a combined Bid Fit Score.
What input does Bid Score need?
Upload your project documents: the RFP or ITB package, the spec sections, and the contract form. Trueleveler reads them in memory and produces a scored recommendation with a plain-English verdict in under a minute.
How does this help us win more bids?
The average GC bids 10 projects to win 1. Bid Score helps you focus your best estimators on the bids with the highest win probability and margin potential, so the ones you pursue are the ones you're most likely to win profitably. It also flags contract risk early, so post-award surprises are reduced.
Is Bid Score free to try?
Yes. The free plan gives you access to the Procurement Tracker at no cost with no credit card. To run Bid Score and the other 24 AI engines, Pro is $199/mo with 100 runs, and Business is $499/mo with 300 runs and API access. See full pricing.
Is my data secure?
Documents are processed in memory and never stored on our servers. Your data is never used to train AI models. Trueleveler is GDPR and CCPA compliant with SOC 2 practices in place. See our Security page for details.
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ALSO TRY · THE FULL PROCUREMENT STACK
The full procurement stack.
START FREE · NO CREDIT CARD
Score your next bid — free.
Upload the RFP and get a data-driven go/no-go recommendation in minutes. No credit card, no templates, no lock-in.
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