Systems and methods for dynamic pricing events in collaborative design, construction, and maintenance of fluid processing plants

A collaborative commerce system comprising a computer system operably coupled to a communications network and at least one process executing on the computer system for performing a dynamic pricing event for a component for use in a fluid processing plant, the at least one process configured to:

• provide a requisitioner with the ability to prepare an electronic requisition for the component;
• automatically communicate the requisition over the communications network to an approver who is given the ability to electronically approve the requisition;
• automatically communicate the requisition over the communications network to a buyer who is given the ability to select a form for the dynamic pricing event, wherein the requisition was approved;
• and automatically communicate the approved requisition over the communications network to bidders, the approved requisition including information regarding the selected form for the dynamic pricing event so that the bidders responds to the requisition in accordance with the selected form for the dynamic pricing event.

A system for using a collaborative commerce application for performing a dynamic pricing event for a component for use in a fluid processing plant, comprising:

• means for providing requisitioner with the ability to prepare a requisition for the component;
• means for communicating the requisition to an approver who is given the ability to approve the requisition;
• means for communicating the requisition to a buyer who is given the ability select a form for the dynamic pricing event, wherein the requisition was approved;
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• means for communicating the approved requisition to bidders, the approved requisition including information regarding the selected form for the dynamic pricing event so that the bidders responds to the requisition in accordance with the selected form for the dynamic pricing event.