Industries/Construction & engineering/Sourcing Agent
Sub bid leveling,SOV-normalized awards.
Preconstruction collects bids in incompatible formats and levels manually. The Sourcing Agent normalizes subcontractor bids on SOV lines, scores cost and schedule assumptions, documents material escalation clauses, and recommends awards executives approve before buyout.
Scenarios in construction & engineering
Document-level examples buyers in this industry run through Sourcing Agent.
Subcontractor bid leveling on SOV
Bids omit line items differently. The agent normalizes to owner SOV before ranking.
Material escalation clause comparison
Escalation mechanics are extracted and compared alongside price totals.
Backup sub solicitation
Linked from risk review, documents why backup bids are solicited.
What the agent checks
Core Sourcing Agent rules, phrased for construction & engineering procurement.
- Weights sum to 100%
- Blocked subs excluded
- Cost, schedule, insurance refs scored
- Negotiation guardrails on alternates
- Must-have safety prequal fields
- Award logged vs budget
How it works
Same pipeline as the live Sourcing Agent module.
- 1
Parse the brief
Extract quantity, category, delivery window, and unit from plain language and estimate budget from catalog or historical pricing.
- 2
Publish the RFQ
Set evaluation criteria with weights that sum to 100%, invite qualified suppliers, and exclude blocked vendors.
- 3
Collect and score bids
Normalize cost, lead time, warranty, payment terms, and supplier risk into a weighted matrix and rank respondents.
- 4
Negotiate in rounds
Run guardrailed rounds — target price, walk-away, must-have warranty — with deterministic concession logic; Stellitron Intelligence phrases the messages.
- 5
Recommend award
Present the winning supplier, unit economics, and savings vs budget; award updates the event and logs impact.
Questions buyers ask
Can bids include alternates?
Yes with separate scoring buckets.
Who awards?
Preconstruction and owner reps per your policy.
Are bids simulated?
Demo deterministic; production uses your portal.
Does sourcing replace estimating?
No. It levels bids you receive.