Bid solicitation system

A bid solicitation system operable within a computer network environment configured to implement a plurality of non-transitory, computer-implementable, software-based components allowing inter-component communication therebetween, the bid solicitation system comprising, in combination:

• at least one computer for implementing the plurality of non-transitory, computer-implementable, software-based components;
• a project design, basic schedule constraints, and existing conditions of site software component configured to provide information concerning a project design for enabling the bid solicitations to perform its function in soliciting bids required for a construction of a project from the project design;
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• a centralized project material, equipment, labor, service requirements software component configured to:
• receive said information from the project design, basic schedule constraints, and existing conditions of site software component;
• accumulate said information received from the project design, basic schedule constraints, and existing conditions of site software component;
• analyze said information for errors to properly enable and support downstream automation processes to support a complete construction of the project design in an automated manner;
• alert a user if corrections are required for supporting the project design and the complete construction thereof;
• convert said information into a standardized data format that enables peripheral software components in networked, inter-component communication with the centralized project material, equipment, labor, service requirements software component to perform automated peripheral software component functions;
• label and organize said information in a manner for enabling and supporting peripheral software components in networked, inter-component communication with the project material, equipment, labor, service requirements software component to perform peripheral software component functions;
• send said information as labeled and organized to at least one downstream software component configured to:
• receive said information from the centralized project material, equipment, labor, service requirements software component;
• and
• solicit vendors involved with all aspects of construction materials, equipment, and services wishing to be alerted in connection with the construction of the project.