For contractors and vendors
Find the work. Bid it free.
Public and private RFPs by trade and location, with no paywall. Bid, track awards and invoice private RFPs in one place.
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Search the RFPs.
Open bids from public agencies and private owners. Search by keyword and state, then bid free.
What an RFP asks for
One notice. Everything it asks for.
An RFP lists what you will need: a bid bond, performance and payment bonds if you win, and insurance to its limits. Find the job here, and our brokerage can place the bonds and the insurance it asks for.
Request for proposals · Private owner Example
Parking garage restoration
Three levels: concrete repair and traffic-deck waterproofing
Trade
Concrete restoration, waterproofing
Bid security
Bid bond, 5% of the bid
Bid bond: free
Bid bonds are free in every state we serve. The 5% is the bond amount the RFP sets, not what you pay.
Get a free bid bondContract security
Performance and payment bonds, 100% of the contract
Flat 3%, once you win
Performance and payment bonds together, 3% of the contract value, from A-rated carriers.
How our bonds workInsurance
General liability, auto, workers’ comp and umbrella. Owner named as additional insured.
Submit
Through Light RFP, by the posted due date
Bid, track, invoice
The bid, the award and the invoice, in one place.
How it works
From search to invoice.
Find it
Search open RFPs by keyword and state. No paywall.
Bid it
On RFPs posted to Light RFP, ask questions and submit your bid on the RFP itself. Public bids link to the agency’s official posting, where you submit. If a bid asks for a bid bond, ours is free in every state we serve. Bidding is free either way.
Win it
Track your awards. When the contract asks for performance and payment bonds, our brokerage places them.
Invoice it
Invoice the job on the same platform you bid it on. Some owners pay their vendors by ACH through Light RFP.
- Finding work and bidding
- Free
- Bid bonds
- FreeIn every state we serve
- Performance & payment bonds
- Flat 3%Of the contract value, once you win
Light RFP earns a commission from the carrier on all policies and bonds it places.
How Light RFP makes moneyFair questions.
Are these real projects?
Yes. Private RFPs are posted on Light RFP by owners, property managers and developers, and you read the scope and bid here. Each public bid links to the agency’s official posting, where you get the full documents and submit. Browse the open RFPs.
Do I need bonding?
Only if the RFP asks for it. When it does, the bid bond is free in every state we serve. Once you win, the performance and payment bonds are a flat 3% of the contract value, both bonds together, from A-rated carriers. Every bond is subject to the surety’s approval.
Get a free bid bond, or read how our bonds work.
How do I get paid?
On RFPs posted to Light RFP, you invoice the job where you bid it, and owners can pay you by ACH through Light RFP, on the same record as the job. On a public bid, the agency pays you under its own contract. Either way, your contract is with the owner; Light RFP is not a party to it.
Is it really free?
Yes. Finding work and bidding cost nothing, with no paywall. Light RFP earns a commission from the carrier on all policies and bonds it places.
Is this only for construction?
No. The marketplace lists service work too, such as janitorial, landscaping, security, snow removal and waste management. Search it for your service.
Owners and developers who work with Light RFP
