Phil Dave

Industry

Engineering Government Contracts

Consulting engineers and design firms responding to RFQs and qualifications-based selections. I find, read and qualify government opportunities for engineering firms, so your estimators stop burning hours on poor-fit bids and only work the ones worth winning.

17,500+ contractor accounts handled across Canada and the US

Who buys this work

  • Municipalities
  • Transportation departments
  • Water utilities
  • Federal agencies
  • School boards

The work you will see

  • Civil and structural design
  • Mechanical and electrical design
  • Studies and assessments
  • Construction administration
  • Standing-offer rosters
Buyers usually file this under NAICS 5413xx and UNSPSC 8110xx. Knowing the codes is half the battle. Knowing how each buyer bends them is the other half.

The real cost

Where engineering firms lose time, not just bids

The problem is rarely too few notices. It is estimator hours spent reviewing work that was never a fit, and good opportunities filed under titles you would never search.

78%

78% of construction firms say estimating roles are hard to fill, among the toughest salaried positions to staff.

Source: 2024 Workforce Survey, 2024 reference

94%

94% of construction firms report having a hard time filling open positions.

Source: 2024 Workforce Survey, 2024 reference

Qualifications-based RFQs have short windows and heavy submission rules

Standing-offer rosters open briefly and rarely re-open

Sub-consulting opportunities sit inside larger prime solicitations

Where to watch

Platforms that carry engineering work

These are the systems where your buyers post. I monitor the ones that serve your jurisdictions.

Renewal intelligence for engineering firms

Much of the best engineering work is already held by an incumbent and will rebid on a cycle you cannot see from a portal. I track those expirations so you can position before the solicitation posts.

How renewal intelligence works

Free discovery call

See real government opportunities, before you pay a cent

Book a 20-minute discovery call and I'll bring live, qualified opportunities in your trade and jurisdictions, already found and read for you.

  • Live opportunities in your trade and jurisdictions
  • Already found, read and qualified before the call
  • An honest read on coverage gaps in your market
  • Twenty minutes, no cost, no obligation

Try it

Get a real engineering opportunity, qualified

Tell me your scope and where you work. I will send back a live opportunity for engineering firms, already read and qualified, so you can see exactly what this looks like.

See a real opportunity

Book a short call and I'll bring a live opportunity in your trade and jurisdiction, reviewed and qualified the way I do it for clients.

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No spam, no list-selling. Your details come straight to me.

Engineering questions

Your work shows up across MERX, CanadaBuys, SAM.gov, Bonfire and the state, provincial and municipal systems behind them. I watch the ones that serve your jurisdictions, not a fixed list.

Stop wasting estimator time on poor-fit engineering bids.

Book a 20-minute discovery call and I'll bring real, qualified opportunities in your trade and jurisdictions, so you can see the quality before you pay a cent.

Twenty minutes, no cost. I'll bring real opportunities in your jurisdictions.

17,500+ contractor accounts handled across Canada and the US