pROcUREdOG Professional Procurement for Everyone

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Contracting is my thing!

If you think that hiring a contractor or even a reference from an online intermediary is not your best value proposition, then pROcUREdOG is for you! The pROcUREdOG platform is the option that ensures authentic open competition for your work.

Behind every success, Project Manager and Subs have co-set and signed clear mutual expectations.

The pcd bidding platform brings proven procurement techniques within reach of ever-smaller-scale projects.

Trade providers find builders, builders invite providers, proposals are conveniently submitted through this same software, work is awarded and arrangements are co-finalized, all on-line, over a shared and secure cloud database, free of intermediaries and external word-processing, spreadsheet or messaging software.


For you, Self-Builder/Project Manager:

Efficiently post your requirements to quickly build the business relationships you need to source your project.

Widen your exposure to potential bidders (or invite them to bid).

Relieve the administrative burden of circulating information and documents.

For you, career Contractor or Supply/Service Specialist/Subcontractor:

Discover opportunities.

Find the best jobs for yourself, manage your offerings, co-edit,  co-sign your Arrangements with your clients.

Tune in effortlessly to project announcements.

For you, Sometime-Manager-Sometime-Supplier:

Manage all your dealings in one place.


Who?

  • Self builders, homeowners
  • Project managers
  • Procurement professionals
  • Condo managers
  • City, regional governments
  • Buyers
  • Cooperatives
  • Contractors
  • Trades (electricians, plumbers, H&V, roofers, heavy machine operators, transport, etc.)
  • Wholesalers.


What?

  • Best practices, goods and services procurement, covering the pre-commitment stages that are key to success

  • No intermediaries: direct, seamless, secure inter-party contact
  • Exposure you control, getting you the best possible deals, at the right times
  • A flexible, formal process that advances projects from inception to Client/Vendor arrangement:
    • Profile


    • Scope


    • RFxs (Requests For..., app uses the generic term Proposal, can be Tender, Offer to Purchase, Information)


    • Proposals


    • Proposal Acknowledge

           Project Manager:

           Responder:


    • Proposal Evaluation


    • Award of business


    • Letter of Intent (LOI)


    • Negotiation


    • Arrangement.


  • Orderly backout from unusual actions:
    • Abandonment of Project
    • Cancellation of Released RFP
    • Withdrawal of Submitted Proposal
    • Retraction of Arrangement Signature (limited)
  • Opportunity searches: Skill-centric, Job/Type-centric, Location-centric


  • All my projects in one place


  • Project location maps

  • Manager can designate one or more Owner(s), each having full visibility (read-only) over all aspects of the project

  • Public tenders
  • Invited tenders (open only to prequalified suppliers or contractors)

  • Private business proposals
  • RFP plan


  • RFP synopsis


  • Milestone achievement record (scope release, RFP release, proposal submit, proposal receipt acknowledge, proposal award, arrangement edit, arrangement sign) implicitly broadcast to relevant parties
  • Publications (Scope, RFPs, for example) may remain anonymous until contact becomes a necessity
  • Integrated on-line document editor common to all project documentation
  • Shared Arrangement document editing, private between Project Manager and RFP Responder having won the business, including signing (both parties are looking at and updating the same original document, one at a time)
  • Arrangement Document Revision History


  • 'What's New'  record of latest changes and various counts


  • Intra-project News, Audience targeted: Public (Followers), Limited (Responders), Inner (Vendors), Private (Owners)


  • Project attachments of any type (plans, blueprints, photos, material lists, etc.)
    • Integrated upload/download
    • Download test
    • Diffusion control (publish/unpublish)
    • Legal diligence capability

            Part of one page from a multi-page download:


  • Continuously expanding checklists, User contributions
  • A comprehensive demonstration project that helps you quickly grasp the underlying concepts:
    • Integrated into your live project list (easily disposed of after use)
    • No clumsy downloads or parallel windows or videos
    • An actual real-life case.


How?

  • Easy-to-use
  • Flexible, 'broad view' design approach
  • True web application (no downloads/installs): simply enter https://procuredog.appspot.com in your web browser's address bar
  • Security support: HTTPS traffic is served SSL (Secure Socket Layer) through the procuredog.appspot.com domain
  • Compose, manage and maintain all your project documents without leaving the application or having to open other windows
  • All your data stored on the cloud, including all your project data and documentation: Scope, RFPs, Proposals, LOIs (Letter Of Intent),  Arrangements, News Items, Attachments
  • All connection points are internal (no dependance on outside email messaging, notwithstanding automatic notifications)
  • All Users always connected real-time to all aspects of all projects they play any role in (no refresh requirements)
  • Browser-based text processing is integrated into the app using a modern full-featured editor   
  • Checklists:
    • Help you breakdown work and ensure you have covered everything
    • Multi-level, with drill-down navigation
    • Editor integrated: choose to include individual items or whole branches into any of your documents
    • Choose from application provided
    • Build your own
    • Re-usable across projects


  • Project Templates:
    • Choose from application provided
    • Build your own

  • Responsive page layouts (automatic morph to fit the screen of the device you are using: laptop, phone, etc.)

  • Free of advertisements
  • Auto-saves all your edits (no need to find and click a Save button)
  • Timezone sensitive.


Requirements

  • Any device (phone, tablet, laptop, computer) with Internet connection and Browser
  • A Google account. If you do not have a Google account: Create a Google account. pROcUREdOG and Google are partnering to host the application and store the app's data in Google maintained data centers
  • An email associated with your Google account (when you create your Google account, you may use your current email or create a new @gmail email)
  • To start pROcUREdOG and Sign in:
    1. Enter https://procuredog.appspot.com in your browser's address bar (or Click Enter from this page). Opens (or returns to) the application
    2. Click Sign in from the app's main menu (a message may appear asking you to allow the application access to your Google account)
    3. Complete the Sign in by entering your credentials or by choosing an account you are already signed into. Google shares your email address with pROcUREdOG but not your password or any other personal information.

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  • The application is currently in pre-release
  • Start pROcUREdOG and Sign in (instructions above) You will receive an invitation to use the application free of charge until it is released
  • If you accept the invitation, you will:
    • Be prompted to provide your contact information (Privacy Policy) and to accept the conditions of use
    • Have full and free of charge access to the application
    • When the application is eventually released to the general public, continue to have free access until all your released RFPs and/or submitted proposals are finalized
    • Have the opportunity to make suggestions and take part in further development.

  • If you have any questions, please message pcdcpcdcp@gmail.com