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Bid Decision Tool · Civil Construction

Go/No-Go Bid Calculator

Run the five immediate disqualifiers, score the twelve-question weighted matrix, and produce a documented bid decision your team can file and review. Built for Australian civil construction SMEs bidding $50K–$2M government and council work.

Based on the TenderBuilt framework — The Go/No-Go Decision: When to Bid on a Civil Construction Tender. This is a decision-support tool, not a ruling — see the note at the foot of the page.

Step 1Tender details
Step 2Immediate disqualifiers
Step 3Weighted scorecard
Step 4Decision & record

Step 1 — Tender details

These populate the decision record. The jurisdiction you select tailors the scheme prompts in the disqualifier check.









How this calculator works

The structure follows the TenderBuilt framework in two stages. First, five immediate disqualifiers are run as gates: a gap with no remedy for this tender is an automatic no-bid; a gap that can be closed through a joint venture, teaming arrangement, or negotiated special conditions routes to a conditional path rather than a dead end. Second, twelve questions are scored 1–5 and weighted, with compliance held as a separate pass/fail gate. A weighted score below 3.0 is a no-bid, 3.0–3.5 is the grey zone requiring senior review or restructuring, and above 3.5 supports a go decision. The score is a guide to a judgement, not a substitute for one.

The four highest-ranked decision factors in the Australian research — the client’s financial situation, project risk, project value, and the number of competitors — are reflected in the question set and weightings, which differ from US and UK practice.

References

  1. Shokri-Ghasabeh, M. & Chileshe, N. (2016), “Critical factors influencing the bid/no bid decision in the Australian construction industry,” Construction Innovation, 16(2), 127–157 — DOI 10.1108/CI-04-2015-0021. Survey of 81 Australian construction companies.
  2. BidWrite, “Bidding Go or No Go Decisions — the case for a strategic approach,” and the “Three Cs” checkpoint (Customer, Competition, Capability) — bidwrite.com.au.
  3. Shipley Associates, Proposal Guide and Capture Guide — bid/no-bid as a formal capture-management gate governing resource allocation across an opportunity portfolio.
  4. TenderBuilt, “The Go/No-Go Decision: When to Bid on a Civil Construction Tender” — the source framework for this tool — tenderbuilt.com.au.

This calculator is a decision-support tool for internal use. It does not constitute legal, financial, or procurement advice, and its output is a recommendation to inform a collective go/no-go decision — not a determination. Calibrate the weightings and thresholds to your own won-versus-lost data over time. Scheme names shown in the jurisdiction prompts are indicative and should be verified against the current requirements of each tender.

Email yourself this decision

We will send the documented go/no-go record to keep on file.