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015 - Construction Bidding Process: 8 Stages From Bid to Build

The construction bidding process on public projects follows a strict, regulated path from completed drawings to breaking ground.

Most architects never see what happens in that gap. The drawings leave the office, and months later the project starts construction.

Michael Riscica worked on publicly bid projects as an architect, then moved to the other side of the table as a government project manager hiring architects, contractors, and engineers.

This episode walks through all eight stages of the construction bid process, from bid preparation and sealed bidding through tabulation, award, and…

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