Bid Express Now Available in 25 States

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – December 5, 2006: Bid Express, the online bidding service for state transportation agencies and their contractors, has now been implemented in 25 US state transportation agencies. This means that half of all US states are using Bid Express are their online bidding resource.

Missouri Department of Transportation is the latest agency to implement the service. It has joined Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin. These states are all experiencing the increase in accuracy and efficiency that comes from Internet bidding.

“Hosting 25 states is a big milestone. It means we have reached 50% market share,” said Joe Phelan, director of sales and marketing for Bid X.com. “This proves that both agencies and their contractors enjoy the benefits of online bidding, and that the customer service we are providing is exceptional.”

Bid Express is a web bidding information service developed exclusively for the road construction industry. By using Bid Express, contractors can save time needed for preparing and submitting bids and bid bonds on paper, and travel time and expense in attending lettings. Simple screens allow contractors to quickly scan all current lettings, and a search function is available for keyword information on current lettings and bid tab data from previous lettings. Users have access to lettings from all state transportation agencies using Bid Express - not just those of their home state. Agencies benefit by not needing additional staff at lettings and by generating and tracking less paper. They also get electronic bids that are more accurate and ready to load. States typically participate in a pilot program for several months to introduce the service to their bidding community before officially accepting Internet bids.

Contractors pay a minimal monthly subscription fee for the basic service, and can elect additional add-on, bidding-related services, including access to electronic plan sheets and a bid tabs analysis service.

Bid Express is offered by Info Tech, Inc. Info Tech software is installed in 40 state departments of transportation, several hundred US cities and counties and two foreign countries, performing a wide range of functions from project estimation to contract administration to electronic bidding. Info Tech, based in Gainesville, Fla., provides customer-oriented, highly technical consulting, software development, systems integration and network communications services for transportation agencies, consulting engineers and contractors. For more information, contact Info Tech at (352) 381-4400 or visit www.bidx.com.

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Valerie Riley, APR
Info Tech, Inc.
(352) 381-4400
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