California Public Works Construction Planroom

California Public Works • Free Planroom + Advanced AI

Find and win public works projects - faster.

BidAmerica is a modern public works planroom that helps contractors discover bids, understand specs with AI, and stay organized, without the friction of multiple portals.

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BidAmerica public works search interface

Clean & Simple Easy to use

AI-assisted Faster review

Always current Daily updates

What BidAmerica does for contractors

BidAmerica gives contractors one place to see every active public works project in California.

Instead of checking dozens of different agency websites, we aggregate everything into a single plan room, summarize each project at a glance, provide instant access to bid documents, and provide additional tools for contractors to work faster using AI.

Less searching. More bidding.

One place to see all active public works projects
Clear project summaries and key details at a glance
Instant access to plans, specs, and addenda
AI tools to help along the way

BidAmerica public works project overview

General Contractors

Discover new opportunities, manage active bids, and stay ahead of deadlines across multiple agencies.

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Subcontractors

Find projects that match your trade, scope, and location, without digging through full bid sets.

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Tradesmen

Use AI to review specs faster, organize projects, and reduce time spent searching for your speacialty work.

Estimate faster →

Suppliers & Vendors

Identify projects that need your materials and connect with contractors earlier in the bidding cycle.

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Construction Services

Insurance, bonding, and consulting firms can identify upcoming projects and connect with contractors who need support.

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Public Agencies

BidAmerica works with public agencies to increase contractor participation by publishing projects in a centralized planroom used daily by contractors across California. We support outreach efforts and help ensure projects receive broader visibility.

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Small & DBE Businesses

Access public works opportunities with better visibility, outreach tools, and fewer barriers to entry. BidAmerica helps small and disadvantaged businesses discover projects and connect with prime contractors.

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Clean, structured data

Standardized project details, clearer scopes, and fewer "hunt for the information" moments.

Work-area Focused

Search by ZIP code radius or county to surface projects within your actual service area.

Built for contractors

Designed for fast access to easy to read bid schedule items, scope of works, and project documents.

AI powered search

Search by scope, materials, and intent, not just keywords, and surface the projects that actually matter.

Faster spec review

Use AI to ask questions about drawings and specs instead of reading hundreds of pages manually.

Organize as you go

Save, track, and return to projects easily, no more losing bids across dozens of portals.

Traditional Search

Browse projects with filters and tables

A structured, familiar way to explore public works projects using sortable tables and filters like agency, county, zip code, and dates.

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View all active projects

See every open opportunity in a clean, sortable table.

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Apply filters

Narrow results by agency, county, zip code, or deadlines.

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Open project details

Review scope, documents, and key bid information.

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Save & track

Bookmark projects to revisit as bids progress.

Global AI Search

Search by meaning, not keywords

Describe the work you're looking for in plain language. BidAmerica's AI scans through our entire project database and ranks results by similarity.

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Describe your scope

Type what you need like: materials, work type, or intent.

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AI analyzes meaning

The system searches across documents for semantic similarity.

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Review similarity scores

Results are ranked based on how closely they match your query.

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Refine or drill down

Adjust prompts or open Project AI for deeper analysis.

1996 Established

1,700+ Contractors served

900+ Public agencies covered

900–1,200 Active projects monthly

Projects are submitted directly to BidAmerica or sourced directly from agency postings.
Statewide approved electronic plan room and state-recognized CUPCCAA publication.
Continuously monitored for updates, addenda, and corrections as part of our daily routines.
Approved Trade and Focus journal recognized by agencies statewide.
Independent, contractor-focused planroom — we work for contractors to make bidding easier, clearer, and more accessible.
Currently focused on California, with plans to expand nationwide.

BidAmerica is an independent service and is not affiliated with any one particular government agency. We source projects from all agencies without limiting our service to any one agency.

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