Bid Help, Edmonton

Public work for a builder who's ready to bid.

WCB clearance, insurance certificate, then the paperwork nobody enjoys. I do the paperwork side so a small contractor can bid government and institutional work without hiring an estimator.

Mowlid Hashi, Bid Help | (587) 605-4171 | bidhelp.ca

How it works

Three steps. The first one is free.

Free checklist on one job. I read the whole package and send a one-page checklist: deadline, every form, every must-have, what gets a bid thrown out. No charge, by Monday morning.
If you want it written, a flat fee, told before I start. You pay half to start, the rest when you've read the draft. Same fee whether you win or not. If it's rejected for something I missed, you get your money back.
Or a weekly list of work that fits you. Every Monday, new Edmonton projects and spaces that fit a commercial and multi-family builder, with who to call. One builder only.

Nobody can promise a win or a spot on a list. What's promised is a complete bid with nothing missing, on time.

The price card

Flat fees. No percentage.

$0checklist

One page on one job: dates, forms, must-haves, questions to send the buyer.

$99bid check

You write it, I check every form and every must-have before you send it.

$399small bid

Mostly forms, lowest price wins, contract under about $250K.

$799standard bid

Most construction jobs, or a written RFP under about $500K.

$1,500large bid

Over about $500K, or a heavy written proposal with scored answers. Pre-qualification rosters live here.

$199a month

The Monday list. Edmonton projects and spaces that fit you, with who to call. Paid in advance, cancel any month.

Half to start on any written bid, the rest after you've read the draft. Closing inside four days adds $250.

Open right now

Jobs that fit a construction manager this month.

All checked live on Alberta Purchasing Connection on Nov 6. I haven't read these packages yet; that's what the free checklist is for.

St. Nicholas School artificial turf, general contractor

Edmonton Catholic Schools, AB-2026-07302. General contracting: earthworks, granular base, drainage, concrete, fencing, site furnishings, restoration, coordinating with the turf supplier. Stipulated price bid.

Closes Mon Nov 30, 2 pm. Site meeting Thu Nov 19, 2 pm. Only 2 companies showing interest this week.

Haig Lake Fire Base washhouse conversion and interior renovation

Alberta Forestry and Parks, AB-2026-07314. Convert a communal washhouse into eight single bathrooms plus a laundry room. Done by April 30, 2027. Remote site near Peace River.

Closes Mon Nov 23, 2 pm. Mandatory site meeting Fri Nov 13, 1 pm.

Dock levelers install, Edmonton Catholic Schools facility services

Bonfire Q-2026-76. Small install job, the kind that gets a new name onto a school board's vendor list.

Closes Wed Dec 2.

Most Edmonton housing and school rosters ask for COR, SECOR or a Temporary Letter of Certification. Once that's in hand, the five-year rosters open up. That's next year's conversation, and the list keeps you busy until then.

The Monday list, Edmonton version

Five new places a week that need a builder.

New business licences at commercial addresses: a tenant just moved in, a fit-out is coming.
Development permits for interior alterations and change of use before a contractor is attached.
Multi-family buildings with new owners or capital work coming.
Public jobs that fit, from every Alberta portal, not just one.
Each one with the business name, the address and who to ask for, plus a two-line opener.

$199 a month, paid in advance, one builder in Edmonton only. If the first list has nothing worth calling, you get it back.

What I need from you

Four things, and we can start Monday.

WCB clearance letter (current).
Insurance certificate with the liability limit on it. $2M is the usual floor; Alberta Infrastructure jobs often want $5M.
COR, SECOR or a Temporary Letter of Certification, or where you are on it.
Three or four finished jobs you'd use as references, with a contact for each.

Pick the job you want the free checklist on today. It's in your inbox Monday morning.

If public work isn't the fit yet

Then the list is the fit, and the bids come later.

No COR yet, or the open jobs don't match what you build? Nothing wrong with that. Most small builders are there. Here's the order that works:

The Monday list, starting next week. Five Edmonton projects and spaces a week that need a builder, with who to call. Private work: tenant fit-outs, multi-family owners, property managers, developers. $199 a month, paid in advance, one builder in Edmonton.
SECOR or a Temporary Letter while you work. SECOR is the small-shop COR for 10 or fewer people. ACSA issues a Temporary Letter of Certification so you can bid public work while the program gets built. I'll send you the steps.
Then the rosters. Housing providers, school boards and the Province run multi-year general contractor lists. With the certificate in hand, I write the roster application and you're on the list for the next five years of small jobs.

Start with whichever of the two you want today: the free checklist on one job, or the first Monday list. Both begin Monday morning.

Mowlid Hashi, operating as Bid Help | Edmonton, Alberta | (587) 605-4171 | bidhelp.ca