You handed over fourteen PDFs from the SDUSD AFCS Whole Site Modernization package. Bid Architect ingested every one, decoded the project, mapped the compliance grid, scored the win, and named the lever paths. This is what the same workflow does for every GMP that crosses your desk.
| ID | Section | Requirement | Status | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REQ-001 | DVBE Program | 3% mandatory + 6% goal DVBE participation | Strong | 98 |
| REQ-002 | District Prequalification | SDUSD Non-MEP prequalification before bid acceptance | Gap | 95 |
| REQ-003 | DIR / SB 854 | CA DIR registration per Labor Code §1725.5 | Strong | 99 |
| REQ-004 | Prevailing Wage | Determination 2022-2 locked for GMP duration | Strong | 99 |
| REQ-005 | PSA | Project Stabilization Agreement, Letter of Assent on award | Strong | 97 |
| REQ-006 | Bonds | Performance + Payment, 10% of maximum bid each | Partial | 85 |
| REQ-007 | Self-Perform | Minimum 15% self-perform per bid package | Strong | 92 |
| BP-03 | Bid Package 03 | Demolition & Abatement, A/B or C21+C22 | Partial | 80 |
| BP-08 | Bid Package 08 | Concrete, Reinforcing & Site Concrete, A or C8 | Strong | 90 |
| BP-11 | Bid Package 11 | Rough Carpentry, C5 | Strong | 90 |
| BP-12 | Bid Package 12 | Finish Carpentry, C6 | Strong | 88 |
| BP-28 | Bid Package 28 | Site Utilities, A or C34 | Partial | 75 |
| ACK-01..19 | Bid Form Acknowledgments | Background, Megan's Law, DFW, Hazmat, Imported Materials, Iran, Lead, Non-Collusion, Bonds, 2-Yr Guarantee, PSA LOA, DIR, Tobacco, Workman's Comp (19 docs) | Strong | 97 |
| RFI | RFI Deadline | RFIs due 03/09, final addendum 03/16, bid 03/23 (7-day final price window) | Strong | 99 |
35 total. Above shows the load-bearing rows. The full grid lives inside Bid Architect, sortable by factor, status, or bid package.
SDVOSB satisfies the 3% mandatory and 6% goal DVBE participation in a single award. San Diego HQ removes geographic friction. USMC EOD founder discipline maps directly to an active-campus PSA-governed safety regime. Self-perform alignment with BP-03, 08, 11, 12, 28 makes solo bids feasible.
SDUSD Non-MEP prequalification needs to be on file (single application, unlocks every future GMP). Bonding line caps multi-package combined bids at roughly $5M single. The C21+C22 license combo for BP-03 needs verification or a teaming partner.
Solo on BP-11 Rough Carpentry and BP-12 Finish Carpentry for clean DVBE play. Team with a licensed abatement sub for BP-03 to capture the highest-DVBE-value package. Evaluate BP-08 Concrete solo vs. teamed to stay inside the bond ceiling.
"If DVBE mandatory participation is needed, the next lowest subcontractor who can meet the minimum 3% DVBE requirement may be selected." SDUSD Invitation to Bid · GMP No. 1 · 2023-02-23
The DVBE requirement is overhead. They have to source, qualify, and contract a DVBE sub on top of their own scope, or risk losing on the tiebreaker. Soft cost on every package.
The same clause becomes a structural zero-cost advantage. One award satisfies the requirement. The tiebreaker turns the right direction. The system flags this on every solicitation that includes the language, automatically.
Erickson-Hall pushed 31 bid packages on this single GMP. Bid Architect runs the sub-facing portal: every package gets a compliance grid, every interested sub gets a prefilled bid form, every RFI lands in one queue, every addendum updates every record at once.
Every SDUSD-prequalified subcontractor on PlanetBids hits the same 19-doc acknowledgment pack, the same DVBE math, the same 7-day final-price window. Bid Architect runs the bid-prep workflow end to end and stores the past-performance record that future scores draw from.