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Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Chooses the Bid Express Service for Internet Bidding

Gainesville, Fla. – February 19, 2009: Beginning with a February bid posting, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury in Louisiana is accepting bids via the Internet using the Bid Express on-line bidding service.

The Bid Express service will provide significant time and cost savings to both the Police Jury and its bidders by automating many currently manual processes, checking for errors and eliminating the need for contractors to travel to submit bids in person.

Bidders who wish to use the Bid Express service to submit bids to Calcasieu Parish Police Jury can visit the Bid Express web site at www.bidx.com or call Bid Express customer support at 1-352-381-4888 for information.

“The Bid Express service will provide numerous benefits to the Police Jury in terms of time and cost savings,” Joe Phelan, vice president of sales and marketing for Bid Express, said. “It is also a proven convenience and money-saver for the bidding community.”

In addition to Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, the Bid Express service has been selected by other agencies in Louisiana. Currently, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and the Port of Lake Charles have implemented Bid Express for Internet bidding. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and East Baton Rouge City Parish are also testing the service.

About Calcasieu Parish Police Jury:

Calcasieu Parish (pronounced cal-ca-shoo) is located in Southwest Louisiana and has a population of 183,577. The Police Jury is the governing authority of the Parish. In the heart of Southwest Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish's rich history combined with a modern, diversified economy and numerous recreational opportunities, make this area a wonderful place to live and visit. The mission of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury is to consistently and efficiently provide the highest quality of services to the people of Calcasieu Parish in a manner that is responsive to the will and needs of its citizens.

About Bid Express:

The Bid Express service is a web-based bidding service. By using the Bid Express service, bidders save time needed for preparing and submitting bids and bid bonds on paper, as well as travel time and expenses to attend bid openings. Simple screens allow bidders to quickly scan all current solicitations, and a search function is available for keyword information on current solicitations and bid tab data from previous bids. Subscribers have access to solicitations from all soliciting agencies using the Bid Express service. Purchasers eliminate the need for additional staff at bid openings, reduce paper for bid packet distribution, expand their pool of potential bidders and receive bids that are virtually error-free.

Bidders pay a minimal monthly subscription fee for the basic service, and can elect optional bidding-related services, including access to electronic plan sheets, the Small Business Network for reaching subcontractors, and a bid tab analysis service.

The Bid Express service is offered by BidX.com, an Info Tech company. Info Tech software is installed in 41 state departments of transportation, several hundred US cities and counties and two foreign countries, performing a wide range of functions from project estimation, to proposal preparation, electronic bidding, pre-award analysis, contractor and sub-contractor management, and construction and materials management. Info Tech, based in Gainesville, Fla., provides customer-oriented, highly technical consulting, software development, systems integration and network communications services for agencies, consulting engineers and contractors. For more information, contact Info Tech at (352) 381-4400 or visit www.bidx.com.

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Valerie Riley, APR
Info Tech, Inc.
(352) 381-4400
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Agencies are implementing mandates after seeing how much time and effort they save with Internet bidding.

Joe Phelan,
V.P. of Sales and Marketing,
Bid Express