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»» DESCRIPTION
Welcome to the Contractors Outreach Program (COP). It is the best
on-line application to increase outreach and accessibility.
COP exposes the city available bids to a larger and more diverse set
of contractors. It serves as the front end to advertising, tracking and
managing the contracting process, and therefore, it does not imposed or
impeded on any internal processes.
It is easy to use and fast to setup. In most cases, it takes about
two weeks to setup, and not months of development. You will have a
robust and reliable online COP application up and running in TWO
weeks.
Online application such as COP is a must have application as quoted
in the July SPUR2 report:
» "In order to stimulate competition from
bidders, thereby maximizing quality and minimizing price, the City must
engage potential suppliers [and vendors]..."
» "it is necessary that the City do a better job
of communicating with potential vendors, making information on upcoming
contracts accessible, and improving awareness of the City's
contracting process..."
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See COP in action
[a Live Online-Demo]
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»» ONLINE ADMIN CONSOLE
The online Admin Console enable you to customize your application
24/7. The foundation code is build on the solid, matured, and bug-free
GASA4C1 engine.
In designing the "Admin Console" we [programmers] have
edited out all the fluff factors and the marketing double talks. What
remain is a clear, concise, and easy to use Admin Console.
The GASA4C engine is complied to the SQL-92 standard, and it is
tested with Oracle, MS-SQL, and mySQL databases. It is 100% web-based,
and therefore, no client install required. We guarantee that it is easy
to use, easy to understand, and free of bugs.
Using the Admin Console, you are able to control, upload, view
reports, and customize all aspect of this application. The key features
are:
»» Login
All admin required to have username/password to access the Admin
Console. Special features are as follow:
- Up to 8 levels of access privileges
- Password expired
- Name and contact information are maintain
online
»» Manage
Bids
Using the online Admin Console, you are able to create and manage bids.
Special features are as follow:
- Create new bid
- Upload new bid package
- Updates all the bid's attributes including the
bid package
- Promote the bid to the tabulation table/phase
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COP features the complete cycle of the contract process, from the
initial announcement to the final "Notice To Proceed"
phase.
Here is a brief description of the features:
»» Bids -- View Available Bids
The available bids are shorted by the Department. You can click on
the "Bid Code" link to view the bid detail, including the
downloadable bid-package.
Contractors/Plan-holders are able to submit questions or
clarifications to the bid-contact person.
»» Dates -- View Available Bids Sorted by Due
Date
The available bids are shorted by the due date. You can click on the
"Bid Code" link to view the bid detail, including the
downloadable bid-package.
Contractors/Plan-holders are able to submit questions or
clarifications to the bid-contact person.
»» Tabulations -- View Tabulation Result
The tabulations are available to the public, before the winner is
announced, as required by the San Francisco law.
You can click on the "Bid Code" link to view the bid
detail, including the downloadable bid-package, or click on the
"City Vendor Code" to view the contractor/plan-holder contact
info.
An as in all contract processing phases, you can submit questions or
clarification directly to the bid-contact person.
»» Winners -- View Winners Result
The bid winners are available to the public, before the winner is
certified, as required by the city law.
You can click on the "Bid Winner" to view the winner
detail, or click on the "Bid Code" link to view the bid
detail, including the downloadable bid-package, or click on the
"City Vendor Code" to view the contractor/plan-holder contact
info.
An as in all contract processing phases, you can submit questions or
clarification directly to the bid-contact person.
»» Certification -- View Certification
Result
The winner's certification are available to the public, before
the NTP letter is announced, as required by the city law.
You can click on the "Bid Winner" to view or download the
"Certification" document, or click on the "Bid
Code" link to view the bid detail, including the downloadable
bid-package, or click on the "City Vendor Code" to view the
contractor/plan-holder contact info.
An as in all contract processing phases, you can submit questions or
clarification directly to the bid-contact person.
»» NTP -- View Notice to Proceed Info.
The Notice to Proceed letters are available to the public as
required by the city law.
You can click on the "Bid Winner" to view or download the
NTP letter, or click on the "Bid Code" link to view the bid
detail, including the downloadable bid-package, or click on the
"City Vendor Code" to view the contractor/plan-holder contact
info.
An as in all contract processing phases, you can submit questions or
clarification directly to the bid-contact person.
»» Testimonial
"Easy to use, nice layout, finally we are able to
find and track our bids. This worth every penny ..."
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See COP in action
[a Live
Online-Demo]
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»» Manage
Certifications
Using the online Admin Console, you are able to create and manage
certification result. Special features are as follow:
- Create new certification result
- Upload the certification result
documentation
- Updates all the certification's attributes
 »» Manage
NTPs
Using the online Admin Console, you are able to create and manage
Notice to Proceed letter. Special features are as follow:
- Create new NTP
- Upload the NTP letter
- Updates all the NTP's attributes
»» Manage
Reports
Using the online Admin Console, you are able to view and print various
tracking and summarizing reports. Special features are as
follow:
- View and print monthly summarizing reports on bids,
tabulations, winners, certifications, and NTP.
- View and print monthly "running-dates"
reports. These reports compare all contracting process by the number
of days it took from first announcement to the last NTP letter
step.
»» Manage
Admin
Using the online Admin Console, you are able to create admin with
various privileges. You need to be a "super admin" level.
Special features are as follow:
- Create new admin with a specific access level
- Assign admin password expiration date
- Updates all the admin's attributes
»» SUMMARY
A few words from our programmers:
...This is one of a few best program that we have ever
written. It is not about "revolutionary" ideas or about
"slick" UI or about "seamless integration"
mumble-jumble.
It is the best because we practice the science of coding a well
structured application. From the SDL diagrams to self-document coding
convention, no one takes short cut.
Simply put, we take bride in it just like you would take pride in cooking
the best dam B.B.Q West side of the Mississippi.
[Dev Team]
»» FOOTNOTE
*1, GASA4C is the "GreenTomato
Software LLC Advanced Software Architecture For Content Management
System" engine. It is set of foundation classes that is lovingly
developed and debugged over the past several years. There were [and
are] thousands of hours devoted solely on the perfection of the
foundation classes. From SDL diagrams to self-document code to source
control, no short cut was [or ever will be] taken.
*2, The SPUR report is the "San
Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association" July report
title "Fixing San Francisco's Contracting Process (Issue
440)". More »
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