Bid Room

We’ve made it easy for subcontractors to review plans and specifications.

There is no cost for this service! 

 Once you register on BuildingConnected’s on-line plan room, you will begin receiving bid, addenda, and prequalification email notices based on your trade(s). Once you receive an email notification simply click on the “View RFP” or "View Bid" button in the body of the email to be taken to the job portal on BuildingConnected. The job portal is where you will be able to view the project information and download all relevant documents. It’s that simple.

First time users

In order to register on BuildingConnected, simply follow the instructions found via the following link: https://support.buildingconnected.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005512353-How-users-can-create-accounts-in-BuildingConnected. From that point forward, you can use the guide found via the following link in order to set up your profile and ensure that 1) your company is receiving bid notices for the right scope(s) of work, and 2) that notices are being sent to the right people in your firm https://support.buildingconnected.com/hc/en-us/sections/360000306893-Getting-started

Subcontractor & Suppliers

We invite you to submit your bid and material quote for any project on our current bid list (shown below). Certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBEs), Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs), Local Business Enterprises (LBEs) in the applicable area(s) and Small Business Enterprises (SBEs) are all encouraged and welcome to bid to Alten Construction, LLC. Additionally, if you would like to review Alten Construction’s standard subcontract template, please email bids@altenconstruction.com and our Bid Coordinator will email it to you so that you know what to expect if awarded the project.

Standard Requirements

• Prevailing Wage & Weekly Certified Payroll Reports on LCP Tracker
• Compliance with Skilled & Trained Workforce requirements (lease-leaseback & design-build projects only)
• Project Labor Agreement or PLA (depends on the project – see project specific Invitation to Bid to learn if the project you’re bidding on has a PLA. If it does, it’s a good idea to submit your filled in and signed PLA forms with your bid).
• Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Sprinkler Subcontractor Prequalification with District (this is often a requirement for public school projects – 2 weeks prior to bid)
• Include the cost for all required project-specific insurance in your bid. Please email bids@altenconstruction.com if you can’t locate the insurance requirements in the bid documents or have any questions about them.
• Submit your firm’s annual CARB (California Air Resources Board) certification(s) for your equipment with your bid.  We can’t issue you a subcontract until we have this from you.
• Alten Construction, LLC is signatory to the Carpenters and Laborers Unions.  All carpentry work, laborer work and related trades must be performed by union workers on our projects.