Which references still hold

Anyone who has picked references for a bid knows this. The same job turns up under another name, and the contact on the reference letter has changed jobs. You find out which references hold the week the submission is due, when you start calling.

One case on our Try page: an SOQ for a street and stormwater RFQ. Yesper built the overview and picked the references. 7 projects were in twice under different names, 5 of the 8 largest street and utility projects lacked a current reference, and nothing the firm had completed met the flood modeling requirement.

You know which references hold, and which requirement needs a subconsultant, before the submission is written, not when you start calling. Same for the rest of the Try page: a go/no-go on a bid invitation, a design fee from the floor plans, a fee proposal review.

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