Bid Operations

DFH reference workflow · Dallas region

● Workflow online
ITBs today14
Auto-routed11
Needs review1
Protected records2

Process an invitation to bid

Paste an email or select the sample ITB. The demo extracts data, applies rules, and keeps a human in control.



Westgate Medical Office
Invitation to Bid · Dawson Builders
Review required
Bid dateOct 18, 2026
LocationDallas, TX
Estimate #Not found
Confidence94%

Human review queue

Automation stops where judgment is needed.

Westgate Medical Office
Scope confirmation required
Review
Parkline Tower Addendum
Estimate # 8490 protected
Hold
Arbor Hills Renovation
Known project match
Routed
No action taken yet.
Every action stays visible in the audit trail.

Active workflow rules

InboxOutlook · DFH / ITBs
DestinationSmartsheet · Bids
Duplicate ruleProject + GC + bid date
Escalate whenEstimate # or confidence < 90%
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Turn every ITB into the right next action.

See how a DFH team’s real bid-email process becomes a structured, governed workflow without taking decision-making away from the estimator.

Outlook intakeSmartsheet workflowHuman review
Email to cloud workflow illustration
A walkthrough of the first DFH workflow

Use the button to run a sample ITB through extraction, duplicate protection, routing and human review.

Sample ITB

What the system sees and does

This is a controlled demo using sample data. Nothing is connected to a live mailbox.

Approved Outlook folder · sample message
PDF
Westgate_Medical_ITB.pdf
Ready for approved workflow
Structured project record

Westgate Medical Office

Extracted from the invitation to bid

Bid dateOct 18, 2026
LocationDallas, TX
General contractorDawson Builders
DestinationSmartsheet · Bids
✓ Duplicate checkNo protected Estimate # match
Human reviewConfirm scope before filing
Governed workflow

Automation with clear boundaries

01

Receive

Watch the approved ITB folder — not the entire mailbox.

02

Extract

Structure project, bid date, location and contractor details.

03

Protect

Apply duplicate logic and Estimate # safeguards before moving.

04

Route

Create or update the project record and folder from approved rules.

05

Review

Hold ambiguity for a person, with the source and reason visible.

AUTOMATIC WHEN CLEAR

Routine, reversible work

Extract fields, prepare records, route known projects and produce a recap when the rules are explicit.

HUMAN WHEN IT MATTERS

Estimator decisions and exceptions

Bid/no-bid, unclear scope, protected records and low-confidence cases never move silently.

Client onboarding

A demo that becomes their blueprint

The same intake used to sell the workflow creates the reviewed configuration needed to launch it.

Guided discovery
1 Which Outlook folder contains real ITBs?
2 Which fields and destinations must be updated?
3 What makes an existing project a safe match?
4 Which cases require an estimator’s review?