City of Cambridge Date: Monday, December 10 th, 2012 Presenter: Shelene Sinclair, Manager, Government Relations

√ √ Improves the online experience for suppliers doing business with the City of Cambridge √ √ “One-stop-shop” – access to bids from other Public and Private Sector Organizations Biddingo and City of Cambridge Partnership

- An Ontario-based company that provides a complete electronic tendering/bidding solution. - Provide 1,000 public-sector organizations with the facility to conduct business with suppliers from across Canada online - Bring new business to more than100,000 small, medium and large sized enterprises with our Bid Matching services by allowing them to locate public sector bid opportunities, and winning contracts. Biddingo.com – connecting suppliers and buyers –

Biddingo.com/cambridge - Vendor Application Form - Registration / Login Required i.New Users ii.Existing Biddingo Users i ii

Complete the Application Form in 3-Easy-Steps Identify the goods and services you supply - select applicable categories Click Continue Application and verify your login √ Step 1 √

Complete the Application Form in 3-Easy-Steps Complete the form * = mandatory -You are encouraged to complete the form - Buyers send bid invitations to registered suppliers √ Step 2

Complete the Application Form in 3-Easy-Steps Verify your information and Submit Application Form √ Step 3

Biddingo.com/cambridge - Bid Portal - Bid Listing Page Access to open and historical bids Ability to view the scope of work for projects, download bid documents, view bid results & awards

Company Profile Bid Activity Details Vendor Application Forms and Directory Biddingo Construction Marketplace Biddingo Features and Benefits

My Profile Set up a profile and identify the following: - Category/ies - Keywords & Location Benefits - Customized search results - Receive an daily with the bids that match your profile Company Profile MyBiddingo Manage bid activities online - Bids from Buyers - Bids from your org. Benefits - Track bid invitations received & Addenda - Track the number of bids posted by your org., number of bidders, etc.

Bid Documents Includes the original and supplementary documents -Download and save all attachments on your computer Benefits - Info saved in your “MyBiddingo” – for reference - Automatically logged as doc. taker Bid Activity Details Announcements Includes addenda and special notices - Buyers will use one of the above communicate changes to a bid Benefits - Receive s for addenda/special notices - Avoid disqualification, include addenda in your bid submissions

Document Taker’s List Companies invited and downloaded documents Information available - Company name - Address & Telephone Benefits - Ability to see your competitors - For “Subs” - the ability to see which GCs are bidding on projects … Bid Activity Details Bid Results & Awards Bidders and Awarded supplier(s) Information available - Company name - Prices (at the agency’s discretion) Benefits - Monitor the bidders - ability to network with the respondents - Monitor the lifespan of the contract

Additional Vendor Application Forms Benefit(s) - Receive bid invitations Vendor Application Forms and Supplier Directory Supplier Directory Benefit(s) - Showcase your company by uploading a full profile, catalogs and contracts won, etc.

- Launched in Feb., GCs use this feature to invite Subs, and in turn subs actively contact GCs to provide them with quotes Biddingo Construction Marketplace (BCM)

Next 1. Demo 2. Q & A 3. Special Subscription Offer 4. Biddingo Communication

1. Annual Subscription costs $250 (Best option) - Access over 42,983 open bids. - Customized daily alerts of relevant bids. - Unlimited access to online bid documents. - Instant notice of amendments to your inbox. - Extensive reach of buying or selling your goods/services 2. Pay-per-use - Ability to purchase bid documents on a per bid basis (Average cost per bid is $50-$55) Biddingo Subscription – City of Cambridge Special Offer!

Biddingo Communication Biddingo notifies you of invitations from buyers and bids posted daily –ensure is identified as a safe sender Sample s from Biddingo