Click Bulletin Tab on Top Menu.
Login Page will appear.
Enter your username and password and click login button.
Bulletin Page will appear with Currently Bidding Job Listings.
Sort Defaults to Bid Date Order.
Can be changed by Clicking Header Name to Sort by the Selected Column.
(All field except Addenda)
Reverses Order if Clicked a Second Time.
Basic window searches all fields.
Click More Options to See Advanced Search Options
Can Search Specific Fields in any combination
Can Clear All Search Fields
Can Close Advanced Search Options by Clicking
“Remove Advanced Search Options”
Unpublished projects will not display in the bulletin listing or any search results. You can only access them through a direct link requested from the CIC office or the General Contractor Requesting Bids.
The 3 check boxes at the upper left side of page
¨ Show only jobs for which I am a Plan Holder limits display to job that you have added yourself to the planholders list or you have ordered prints from CIC and we have added you to the planholders list.
If you have Plan Access you can add your self to the Plan Holders List by clicking the “Add to PHL” Button.
¨ Show only jobs that Match my CSI Profile limits display to all current jobs that CIC has assigned CSI categories that match the CSI categories you have set up under member tools, My CSI Profile. (feature on the member tools submenu)
¨ Show only Jobs Added Since I Last Logged On limits display to only new items posted since you were last logged on. This is based on the auto time and date we have on each new job entered into our database. All jobs post to the website within 5 minutes of them being completely entered into the database.
Clicking the Change my Bulletin Page Defaults will take you to the My Bulletin Preferences Page which is found at the bottom of the member tools menu.
On this page you can set your bulletin display preferences, such as Default number of items to list per page; Or set the filter items to display limited items when you first log in.
Some members use the Show Jobs which I am a Plan Holders as a way to create a watch list for jobs before and during bidding so they can see at a glance if there is anything new on jobs they are bidding or plan on bidding.
Click you back button to return your Bulletin Page.
In the upper left corner above the check box filters is a box that says Bidding Projects.
This is a drop down box that allows you to search current, future or past projects.
The “Advanced Notices” are a list of upcoming projects that we currently do not have bid dates for and projects that have been posted poned.
The “Recently Awarded and Closed Jobs” are projects that have already past their bid date within the last year. You will want to put some sort of search criteria into the search field before you toggle to the Awarded and Closed Jobs because it immediately begins loading every project in the corresponding category as soon as you toggle. In the recently awarded and closed jobs (Past 12 Months) there are currently 2623 projects and the All Awarded and Closed Jobs has around 10,000. The latter category will most likely time out or lock up your computer if there is an empty search field.
With any search of the Recently Awarded and Closed Jobs Page or the All Awarded and Closed Job Page the jobs sort by bid date from oldest to newest but you can reverse the sort by clicking the Bid Date Header. You can also sort the results by the other heading as well with the exception of the addenda field.
Bidding Projects is the most commonly used part of the project listings.
When you Click on the name of a project you are interested in it takes you to a Project Details Page.
This page gives you a description of the work, its location, Bid Date, Plan Deposit, Pre-Bid Info, Bid Security, Completion, Special Notes, Owner, Architect, Issuing Office for Plans, and Contract Information about each project. There is also a Print This Page in PDF Format Button that allows you to print this information from the website without the header and colored columns. Many members print a sheet for each of the projects they are interested in to share in the office. At the top of the page are several buttons with blue text in them. These buttons appear at the top of each page associated with a project. The first two buttons are return navigation tool to get you back to the project details page or to the bulletin page that you were previously on. The next two buttons are additional information about a project.
The Plan Holders List Page gives you a link to the issuing office plan holders list first and below that a list of CIC members that are bidding the project. These two lists do not usually match. An Issuing Office Plan Holders List will have additional non-member firms on it and the CIC Plan Holders List will have bidders that are not on the issuing office plan holders list especial in regard to subcontractors and suppliers.
If you would like to be on the CIC Plan Holders List for a project you just click the Add to PHL button on the right side of the button row and it will take you to and new window.
On the Add to PHL Page you simply choose how you would like to be listed for the project; either Prime, Subcontractor, or Supplier and then click the Confirm Button. Once you click the confirm button the site returns you to your previous page and the button that used to say Add to PHL will now display Remove me from PHL and in the Gray space of the project header it will tell you what category you are listed in and if you are scheduled to receive updates. If at anytime you wish to remove yourself from the PHL you just need to click the Remove Me from PHL Button and you company will be removed.
Note: When you are added to a plan holders list, the information that is displayed on the PHL is your office information and not your personal contact information. So if someone tries to contact you about a bid they will see your office email address and phone number.
The Download and/or Order Plans Button is most likely the one you will use the most. The Download and/or Order Plans Button will take you to a new page that lists all of the documents we have posted for a project. They will be in alphabetical order so Addenda will be at the top and Specifications will be at the bottom with Plans in between. You can sort the list by any of the underlined Headings except the check box headings by clicking on the heading title and can reverse the order by clicking it again.
You can view a document by clicking on the view link that is just after the document name.
If you decide you will want to download a page you can click the check box right after the view link for a document to download the page and click the Add Checked Items/Remove Unchecked Items from My Zip File link in the header to send the document to the Get My Zip bin. Each time you click the Header link it will update your list without duplicating any items so you can add or remove items and click to update several time before downloading a file.
Note: If you are working on a project and leave your internet window you will want to click the header update link for the column you are working in when you return to be sure you are connected before clicking additional check boxes. Otherwise you may have the check boxes disappear on the first try clicking them. If you try a second time they will work fine but sometimes it is difficult to remember which ones you clicked.
Once you have clicked the check boxes for all the items you would like to save to a zip file, either by adding them one at a time or by the select all button, click the Get My Zip File Button at the top of the page. A new button will appear that says Download My Zip File and the Get My Zip bin will be empty and disappear. Click the new button and select where you want to save the file to. This download button with all the items you have loaded will remain at the top of the page until you replace it with a new file, leave the project or log off. If you load more items to be downloaded both Buttons will appear at the top of the page.
Note: If you are working on a project and leave your internet window you will want to click the header update link for the column you are working in when you return to be sure you are connected before clicking additional check boxes. Otherwise you may have the check boxes disappear on the first try clicking them. If you try a second time they will work fine but sometimes it is difficult to remember which ones you clicked.
If you decide you want to order a page you can click the check box on the far right column to order the page and the Add/Update Items to Order link in the header to send the document to the My order bin. Each time you click the Header link it will update your list without duplicating any items so you can add or remove items and click to update several time before placing an order.
Note: If you are working on a project and leave your internet window you will want to click the header update link for the column you are working in when you return to be sure you are connected before clicking additional check boxes. Otherwise you may have the check boxes disappear on the first try clicking them. If you try a second time they will work fine but sometimes it is difficult to remember which ones you clicked.
Once you have everything you want selected, click on the My Order Button at the top of the page to review you order. On the Order Page you can remove any items you don’t want by clicking the remove button on the right side of the listed items or clear your order complete with the Clear Order button at the top right of the page. Once you are happy with your order you can choose the delivery method for the order and put in any special note we will need to complete your order. The page defaults to pick up at CIC. The last step is to click the Place Order Button at the bottom right of the page.
Clicking the Place Order Button will send CIC an email of the copy order and send you a confirmation email as well. It will take you to a confirmation page that shows the order summary and conformation number. At the bottom of the page is a return to bulletin button that will return your previous bulletin display so you can continue on to any additional projects.
Note: If you get an error message when you click the Place Order Button please call CIC because the order usually comes through to us even if you don’t get the confirmation page to show.
If you don't like the password you have click the Change Password submenu item under the Member Tools Tab. On this page you will enter your old password or the computer generated one and then the new one. you would like to change it to. Then reenter the new password to confirm it and click the Change Password Now Button. It may take a minute or two to go to the server and then come back to you so if it doesn’t work on the first try give it a minute and try it again.
The only thing showing before you log in is the reset password feature.
Once you log in the rest of the menu items appear.
1. Update Company Profile
Right at the top there is a line that says Tell me about Office Directory List at CIC. When you click this it displays a description of how the Office Listing Displays in the Membership Directory.
If you have anything in your Office Profile it will display under the What willl the listing Look Like? If it do not have anything listed the next line you will see will be the Create or Update your Office List Onscreen. When you click this open in Internet Explorer a word editor opens and you can use this to create your Office Profile. You can also create your profile in word and paste it into the window. If you don’t use a lot of words to describe the work you do in your profile, I recommend putting keywords: in x-small font at the bottom of your profile. You can search for keywords in the directory if you would like to see an example. Once you are done click the Update Listing Button then open a new tab in case you have to go back and edit anything you just created and then go to the membership directory search for your company so you can see how it displays.
You can also create an html profile using a web designer and then upload it directly to your profile by clicking the Upload your Office listing. This could be helpful if you would like to have an outside person create your profile. There are also several free basic web design pages available for download on the web such as NVU if you would like to play around with designing your own html.
This profile has unlimited space and is completely free so it is a great way to let the membership and the public know about your company
Next on the page you will see an option to upgrade your company's membership directory search display to a bold listing for $50 a year or a bold listing with an image for $100 a year. If you would like to see the first option on the directory, try typing in "construction" to see an example of a bold only. Also try typing in "solution" in the membership directory to see an example of a bold with an image.
The red text buttons change the tab of information displayed on the screen. It defaults to Phone Information so that is what you see first. You can add a new additional number, edit the existing one or delete it all together. You can do all of these same things to each of the other tabs listed there.
On this window you can choose whether you would like to receive email notices if there is a change made to a job on which you are a planholder. This means that if we receive an addendum and enter it to the job listing, our server will send you an email at 5:15am the following day. If you add yourself to the PHL on a project before we receive and post plans the server will send you an email that there has been a change to the job.
Here you can choose the default view for your bulletin page when you first log in.
By clicking the check box for any of the first three items you can limit what is displayed when you first log in. You can turn them on and off on the bulletin page as well but this is where you can set your default view.
The next item allows you to make the advance search items appear at log in as well.
The last item is a dropdown box that allows you to choose how many items to display on the bulletin page. It defaults to 10 but you can increase it to show 25, 50, 100 or all.
If you are an Advertiser and would like to see how your ad is performing on our website there are stats available under the Online Advertising Tab of the Main Menu. If you are logged in you will see a submenu called Manage Campaigns. When you click on this item you will see a page with a box on the bottom left called My Campaigns. If you have an ad running you will see the name of the ad in the box. If you click on the ad a status page will appear with all the information about the ad.
The first thing you will see is the name of the ad, the type of ad and the running time period for the ad. Under this there is a button to cancel the ad if you need to. Below that is a viewing summary. Then there is a group results table that you can change from the drop down menu on the right hand side. This drop down allows you to see results by, Month, Week, Day and Users. Below the view summary table it shows if anyone clicked on the ad and who they are. And finally a sample of the ad as it currently displays is at the bottom.
If you want to place a new ad or change the current one by adding a new ad and canceling the old one, go to the Manage Campaigns Page under the On Line Advertising Tab. You will need to have your ad formatted to the sizes listed on the On Line Advertising Page. Once you have chosen an ad size you will need to format it as an image file to the corresponding size of the ad you have chosen.
On the Manage Campaign Page:
Step 1 Click Start a New Campaign.
Step 2 Campaign Overview.
Name your Ad Campaign in the first box.
Next choose the size of ad you would like to run.
Then choose the dates you would like it to run. The default start date is the current date and the end date is one year from the start date.
The last item on this step is to choose where you want the ad to redirect the viewer when they click on it. You can choose your own website or the CIC Directory Profile.
Go to step 3 by clicking on the Upload Files button.
On this step you can browse to the ad file on you computer and once you choose the file click the Upload the File Now Button and a preview of the Ad will display. If you are happy with the preview, you click on the Step 4 Review Button.
Step 4 Review Page allows you to see the finally preview and add any special notes. Final Step
Click Submit Campaign Button at the bottom right of the page.
The ad will be submitted to CIC for Approval. CIC will review the ad and an email will be sent to you when it is approved and loaded to the site.
On the Home Page Look for a button on the right sidebar that says Classifieds. When you click on it, it will take you to the Classifieds Page.
Here you will see all the classified listings by default. There is a drop down menu at the top of the page where you can change the view to a specific category.
All members may submit an ad on line. You simply have to log in for the Submit an Ad Button to appear.
When you click on the Submit an Ad Button a new page will appear with a text editor right at the top where you can enter what ever you want the ad to read. You can create an ad in Word and Paste it into the text editor or you can type it directly into the window. You can also ad images in with the text of the document. This is a great way to add company logos to your ad.
Once you are satisfied with the content of your ad you can choose the time frame you want the Ad to run under the Ad Duration Heading.
After that you need to select the category you would like your ad to appear in.
Next you can ad a picture that will appear in the right hand column next to your text. This is a great place to insert an image of an item for sale or rent. Click the Choose File Button and browse to the image on your computer. Once you have selected the image then click the Upload the File Now Button and a preview of the image will appear. One you are satisfied with the ad you Click the Submit Classified Ad Button. This will return you to the main listing where you can see how the ad turned out. If you don’t like the ad and want to cancel it all you have to do is click on the text at the bottom of the ad that says “Click Hear to Cancel this Classified Ad. A failsafe page will appear and ask if you are sure you want to continue and two buttons will appear; one to exit without canceling and a Cancel Classified Ad. Here you click the Cancel Classified Ad and it will clear it from the listings.