Answers to the most common questions about TrunkBid, the bid analysis agent.
1.) What is TrunkBid?
TrunkBid is the bid analysis agent. It compares subcontractor bids apples to apples and surfaces the gaps that create cost exposure after a contract is signed.
2.) What does it analyze?
Your subcontractor proposals for a bid package. TrunkBid reviews them systematically so your estimating team doesn't have to reconcile every proposal by hand under deadline pressure.
3.) What does it surface?
Scope gaps, silence, inclusions, exclusions, alternates, and value-engineering proposals — the details that are easy to miss and expensive to discover after buyout.
4.) What do I get back?
A structured, side-by-side analysis you can work from directly, exported to Excel or CSV.
5.) When should I use it?
During buyout, before you award — when you're leveling proposals and deciding who to contract with.
6.) Does it replace my estimator's judgment?
No. TrunkBid does the systematic first pass and surfaces what to look at. Your team still makes the call on scope and award.
7.) How do I get access to TrunkBid?
If TrunkBid isn't enabled on your project yet, or you have questions as you start using it, reach out to your CSM.