Abstract: Bidding is one of the most important methods to win a project. Preparing bidding documents is critical to every company, especially its marketing department. However, preparing bidding documents is not an easy job because it takes lots of time and effort. The author developed a bidding quotation database management platform based on his rich work experience. Through analyzing hundreds of previous bidding projects, which can be categorized by project types, project levels and bidding results, the author developed a database to use for future bidding projects. This database can be updated by inputting the evaluation of the bidding results. This article introduces the development methods for the bidding quotation database and demonstrates the key points of using this database to improve the compilation efficiency and quality of bidding documents

Key words: bid price, software function module, interface design of bidding quotation database management platform