Estimating Contract Bid Administrator - APTURA Group

For APTURA Group, Core Values are not a slogan, but our way of doing business. They are foundational beliefs that reflect our company’s history and culture. We begin by creating an exceptional customer and employee experience, treating everyone uniquely and focusing on the way they want to be treated. We pride ourselves on providing excellence in our field by hiring and training experts in what we do.  Our industry-leading team uses professional, transparent, and open communication to coordinate all of our activities to ensure we create a safer, more secure world.

By living our Core Values each day, we have the opportunity to make a difference and support our customers by following through on our promise to them of “providing YOU what YOU need, when YOU need it.”

Job Summary- The Estimating Contract Bid Administrator establishes a single point of contact for customer bid request, and organizes pre-estimating and estimating/sales functions.

The Estimating Contract Bid Administrator is responsible and accountable for:

• Communicate with bidders, confirming bid dates and times 
• Distributing bid requests to estimating with input from the Estimating Manager as to if project will be bid and whom to assign or push through. 
• Notifying other departments as to possibly quoting packaged bids
• Log all bid follow-up information in Building Connect and possibly assist with follow ups
• Log and enter follow up information on Pre-Planned Projects 
• Reviewing Specifications to alert estimator custom/special materials are required on job
• Notify/forward estimator bid scopes
• Import hardware specifications from manufacturers supported thru Comsense
• Import door schedules/specifications in Comsense with the use of Blue Beam
• Attends internal Bid Scope meetings and send Bid Scope information to GCs as directed by estimator
• Alerts preplanning department of upcoming budgets, including other departments     inside CIH
• Assist estimator with GC’s bid forms and bid directive. 
• Attends/schedules Pre-Estimating meetings, takes notes and distributes to estimators
• Notifies/provides information on jobs needing installation numbers to installers; DHI, PKS Construction and General Interiors

Experience and Other Requirements:

• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment 
• Detail oriented with ability to read and understand plans and specifications 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Good understanding of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel 
• Great organizational and time management skills 
• Experience with pdf editor such as Bluebeam, not a requirement
• Experience in contractor FTP web portal systems and contract proposal tools (Dodge, SIBA,  Grade Beam), not a requirement.

 

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