Bid Opportunity

This Content Type helps create a hub for communications to the public. The main Current Bid Opportunities hub page can searched by name and filtered by Status.

Status: 

  • Awarded
  • Cancelled
  • Open
  • Under Evaluation
  • When status changes to Awarded or Cancelled, Bid Opportunity will automatically be unpublished after one month.

Adding a Bid Opportunity

Once logged in, go to the Drupal Admin toolbar and navigate to Content > Add content > Bid Opportunity

Fill in the necessary fields:

  1. Title: Required for the name of the item - to display on the front-end of the site. 
  2. Details
    1. Status: (dropdown)
    2. Dates: Post Date (required), Updated Date (optional, as needed)
    3. Closing Time
  3. Documents
    1. Click Choose Files button, select a file from your computer to be uploaded, click Open
    2. Add a Description
  4. Body: The main content of your item
  5. Once done, click the Publish or Needs Review button at the top of the page.

Editing a Content Type

  1. To edit a specific node, click on Content in the Drupal toolbar.
  2. Filter content type dropdown by Bid Opportunity.
  3. Click the Filter button.
  4. Click edit to the right of your specific item in the Operations column or click the Title of your item and then click the Edit button.
  5. Make your desired edits. 
  6. Once done, click the Publish or Needs Review button at the top of the page

Notifying Subscribers

  1. At the bottom of the page, open the Notify Subscribers accordion
  2. Toggle the "Send mailout to subscribers now"
  3. Select the group you want to mail to
  4. Once done, click the Publish or Needs Review button at the top of the page

Example of the Notify Subscribers Accordion