For Construction & Trades
Government construction bids, taken from found to won
YNTELRADAR watches every federal, state and local construction solicitation, scores it against your trade, bonding capacity and geography, and alerts you the day an amendment moves the bid date. Construction is one of the most amendment-heavy categories in federal contracting — a due date that shifts by a week is the single most common reason a good bid never gets submitted. And it does not stop at finding them: the solicitation documents are read for you and the requirements, deadlines and mandatory pre-bid meetings pulled out, the bid is priced against what the government actually paid, your proposal is drafted, and a step-by-step plan tracks it all the way to Won — in English or Spanish. 7-day free trial of full Pro — cancel in one click, no sales call.
days a due date can move in one amendment
amendments on a typical construction solicitation
you have to miss to lose the bid
The codes you bid under
Every solicitation names one. It's the first filter a contracting officer applies — and the first thing we score against.
What lands in your feed
Federal in full, the state portals in the states on your plan, hundreds of counties and cities, school districts, and the record of what the government actually paid — hundreds of thousands of real awards.
Real contracts in this category — each one scored, read, priced and drafted for you inside.
- $4.8M Phase II renovation — a multi-month build with staged payments
- Mandatory pre-bid site visit — one of the dates we pull out for you
- Firm-fixed-price with a clear bonding threshold stated up front
- NAICS 236220 active on SAM.gov
- Performance and payment bonds under the Miller Act (contract > $150K)
- Bonding capacity that covers the full $4.8M value
- Extracts every amendment and tells you in one line what changed — scope, bonding or due date
- Surfaces the mandatory site-visit date so you don't get thrown out on a technicality
- Drafts the submission checklist from Section L so your bid is complete
Questions construction & trades ask
How do I find government construction bids?
Federal construction opportunities post on SAM.gov. The problem is volume and amendments: a single project can get five amendments, and any one of them can change the scope, the bonding requirement or the due date. YNTELRADAR tracks every amendment and tells you exactly what changed in one line.
What bonding do I need for a federal construction contract?
Contracts above $150,000 generally require performance and payment bonds under the Miller Act. Your bonding capacity effectively caps the size of the job you can bid. YNTELRADAR lets you filter by contract value so you never read a bid you can't bond.
Do I need to be registered on SAM.gov to bid on construction work?
Yes. An active SAM.gov registration is required to be awarded any federal contract. It's free, it takes a few weeks, and it expires every twelve months — an expired registration makes you ineligible for award, and nobody warns you until you lose.
What NAICS codes cover federal construction?
236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building), 237310 (Highway, Street and Bridge), 238210 (Electrical), 238220 (Plumbing/HVAC) and 238910 (Site Preparation) cover most of it. The solicitation names one, and it's the first filter a contracting officer applies.
Why do construction bids get amended so often?
Because the government answers contractor questions in writing, and those answers become amendments. Most are harmless Q&A. Some move the due date, change the bonding threshold, or rewrite a requirement after you started your estimate.
How far in advance are federal construction projects posted?
Usually 30 to 45 days before the bid is due, though it varies. On a large project you may see a pre-solicitation notice months earlier. Getting the notice on day one instead of day fifteen is often the whole difference.
Can a small contractor win federal construction work?
Yes, and small business set-asides are common in construction. The real constraints are bonding capacity and the ability to mobilize — not company size.
What is a pre-bid site visit and do I have to attend?
Many construction solicitations schedule a site visit, and attendance is sometimes mandatory. Miss it and your bid can be thrown out on a technicality. It's one of the key dates YNTELRADAR pulls out of the solicitation for you.
Tools for your next opportunity
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Federal, state and local
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Use a fit score and its supporting reasons to prioritize notices based on your business profile, industry codes and locations.
Review requirements with AI
Use AI analysis to review the scope, requirements and dates in available solicitation information. Consult the original documents to confirm the details before submitting.
Add context to your pricing
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Research previous awards
From Pro, consult available award history to learn which companies received contracts, from which agencies and for what amounts.
Plan for potential recompetes
With Scale, research contracts approaching their estimated end dates and plan your outreach. These signals support planning; they do not confirm a future solicitation.
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Start with a proposal draft
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