Win More Projects Without Sacrificing Billable Hours
AEC firms spend an average of 16 days per RFP response. Generate technical first drafts in under an hour—with your engineering methodology and credentials already formatted.
Watch how civil and structural engineering firms generate technical proposals with confidence, speed, and accuracy
The Civil Engineering Proposal Reality
Infrastructure spending is at record highs. But winning that work takes massive proposal investment—and your principals are already stretched thin.
Average AEC RFP Response Time
40% of AEC firms take 20+ days to complete an RFP. That's 3 weeks of principal and marketing coordinator time per pursuit.
Source: Loopio AEC Trends 2024
People Involved Per RFP
60% of AEC firms have 50+ people contributing to RFP responses. Coordinating that many contributors is a management nightmare.
Source: Loopio AEC Survey 2024
Principal Utilization Rate
Principals run at 50% billable utilization—half their time goes to BD, proposals, and management. Push them higher and you starve business development.
Source: AEC Industry Benchmarks
RFPs Go Unfinished
About 20% of RFPs go unfinished annually, costing companies an average of $725,000 in lost revenue. You're leaving money on the table.
Source: OpenAsset RFP Statistics
"We can't pursue every good opportunity because we just don't have the proposal bandwidth."
Sound familiar?
From RFP to Technical Draft in 30 Minutes
Bidara learns your firm's technical language and generates proposals that sound like your best project manager wrote them.
Upload Your Technical Documentation
Upload past proposals (especially winners), project descriptions, PE credentials, and methodology documents. The AI learns your technical language and how you present qualifications—no manual tagging required.
- PDF, DOCX, PPTX support
- Project experience extraction
- PE credential recognition
- Technical methodology learning
Generate Technical Proposals Instantly
Upload a new RFP. Bidara analyzes requirements, matches relevant project experience, applies your methodology language, and generates a complete first draft—all in your firm's technical voice.
- RFP requirement analysis
- Auto project matching
- Technical approach generation
- 30-minute first drafts
Engineering Review, Not Engineering Writing
Your team reviews the AI-generated content, adds project-specific engineering judgment, and verifies technical accuracy. Total time: 6-8 hours instead of 32+ hours.
- Real-time collaboration
- Version control
- Export to Word/PDF
- Principal approval workflow
Built for Civil & Structural Project Types
From DOT bridge projects to private site development, Bidara adapts to your project types.
Transportation & Infrastructure
Highway, bridge, rail, and airport projects. DOT proposals requiring detailed methodology and design approaches.
Water & Wastewater Systems
Water treatment, distribution systems, stormwater management. Municipal RFPs with strict compliance requirements.
Building Structures
Commercial, institutional, and healthcare facility structures. Seismic design, performance-based engineering.
Site Development
Grading, drainage, utilities, and site civil. Private development and municipal improvement projects.
The Business Case: ROI for Civil Engineering Firms
Infrastructure spending is at record highs. Here's what efficient proposals mean for your firm.
Scenario: 40-Person Civil Engineering Firm
$8M revenue • 48 proposals/year • Average project fee $125,000
Without Bidara
With Bidara
At $499-$999/month, Bidara pays for itself with a single additional project win. The real gain? Pursuing every qualified opportunity your firm passes on today.
The AEC Industry: Growing & Competitive
Sources: OpenAsset, Loopio 2025 Trends, QorusDocs AEC 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
For civil and structural engineering firm principals and marketing coordinators.
Civil and structural proposals require precise technical terminology. Bidara learns YOUR language:
- Seismic design methodologies (ASCE 7-22, IBC compliance)
- Structural analysis approaches (FEM, performance-based design)
- Construction phasing and delivery methods
- Your specific terminology for describing methodologies
Upload 10-15 past proposals and the AI extracts your technical voice—not generic engineering boilerplate.
Yes. The SF330 is the standard form for federal A/E services under the Brooks Act. Bidara helps you:
- Organize content for Sections E (resumes), F (projects), G (matrix), and H (narrative)
- Match relevant project experience to RFP requirements
- Format team credentials consistently across submissions
- Generate Section H narrative drafts in your firm's voice
You'll still format the final SF330, but the content generation—the hardest part—takes hours instead of days.
This is where firms save the most time. Bidara matches projects by:
- Project type (bridge, building, water infrastructure)
- Construction value and scope
- Geographic location and jurisdiction
- Technical challenges and methodologies used
- Client type (DOT, municipality, private developer)
What takes 6-8 hours manually becomes 30-45 minutes of review and selection.
Absolutely. QBS is the standard for A/E procurement under the Brooks Act, and it requires demonstrating qualifications without discussing fees. Bidara helps you:
- Present relevant experience effectively (the primary evaluation criteria)
- Highlight team credentials and PE licenses
- Describe your technical approach and methodology
- Organize past performance information
The AI focuses on qualification presentation—exactly what evaluators score.
Engineering firms need to track credentials across multiple states. Upload your team's information and Bidara:
- Extracts PE licenses by state
- Organizes professional certifications (SE, LEED, PMP)
- Formats credentials consistently across proposals
- Flags when required certifications are missing for a specific RFP
No more scrambling to find who has which licenses in which states.
The math is straightforward:
- Average proposal takes 32+ hours (principal + marketing coordinator)
- Save 75% of that time = 24 hours reclaimed per proposal
- At $150-200/hour loaded cost, that's $3,600-4,800 saved per proposal
- At 44% win rate, more proposals = more projects won
At $499-$999/month, one additional project win per year delivers massive ROI.
The real gain: pursuing every qualified opportunity instead of cherry-picking due to bandwidth.
Simple Pricing for Engineering Firms
Start free for 14 days. Scale as you grow.
Starter
For small teams just getting started with AI-powered proposals
- 10 proposals/month
- 5 team members
- AI methodology learning
- Document upload & analysis