MUNICIPAL SERVICES / BIDCUREMENT

Municipal
Services

I turn your buying need into focused video conversations with relevant vendors, then organize the responses into a comparison your team can use.

Discuss a Procurement Need What you receive

Tested with Plano’s truck purchase and Todd Saums’s water-correlation pilot. See the two examples

WHY I BUILT IT

Clearer needs.
Better conversations.

My work with municipal buyers, contractors, and suppliers showed me the need for clearer requirements and communication. I developed Bidcurement to help buyers explain what they need, hear from relevant vendors, and compare their options.

TWO REAL-WORLD TESTS

From pickup trucks
to water leak detection.

PLANO, ILLINOIS / 2021

A truck purchase.

The need: Buy replacement pickup trucks and trade in existing vehicles.
What we did: Combined trade-in videos, vehicle information, and replacement specifications for dealerships to review and respond to through the platform.
What I learned: The platform had glitches, but we had a working test of video inside a procurement process.

TOLEDO, OHIO / TODD SAUMS

A water-correlation system.

The need: Understand the vendor options for detecting water leaks.
What we did: Interviewed Todd, promoted the opportunity, recorded vendor responses, and prepared verification findings and an AI-assisted comparison based on his requirements.
The result: Six vendors. Decision information delivered in 14 days.

Timing describes this pilot’s workflow through delivery of the comparison.

HOW IT WORKS FOR YOU

Start with your need.
Get a clearer comparison.

01
Explain the need.
We interview your team and clarify requirements, desired outcomes, and the questions vendors need to answer.
02
Hear from relevant vendors.
We promote the opportunity, find providers, record focused interviews, and coordinate relevant reference and claim checks.
03
Review the options.
We organize the responses into an AI-assisted comparison and scoring matrix. Your team makes the selection and award decision.

What you receive

A clear needs brief and video procurement opportunity
Coordinated vendor sourcing, communication, and recorded interviews
Organized background and reference findings
An AI-assisted comparison and requirements-based scoring matrix
Documented questions, gaps, and next steps

We agree on scope, evaluation requirements, and responsibilities at the start.

BUYER & VENDOR PERSPECTIVES

In their words.

Video procurement

Working with the Bidcurement team has been a gamechanger for the procurement process.

Todd SaumsWater Commissioner · City of Toledo, Ohio

More useful first meetings

I actually prefer these initial video meetings this way—nothing worse than wasting a whole day or multiple days just to discover we are not a good fit.