You can publish the apparent bids any time after the Open Bids utility has run. You can also save the apparent bids for a proposal without publishing them.
Bids are marked as public when the bids are opened.
To publish all bids received for the entire letting:
Access the letting as an administrator.
Click Enter for the apparent bids at the top of the page.
Click publish letting.
Click ok in the confirmation window.
Access the letting or proposal page as an administrator.
Click Enter for the apparent bids at the top of the page.
Click edit bids if you don't see the publish button.
Click publish to post the apparent bids for the current proposal, or click save to save the bids. Click ok in the confirmation window.
Use the arrow keys next to the letting title to move to the next proposal or select the proposal from the drop-down list.