Public Works Bidding

DES is using a new online bidding portal (Bonfire) that will allow you to submit bids and statements of qualifications/proposals to DES digitally and will phase out in-person bidding and other submission methods.

Register now on Bonfire portal

Registration is easy and free — you do not need to subscribe to Bonfire premium services.

Bonfire online portal open house

To learn about Bonfire, view the presentations from October 2023:

Registration

Starting Oct. 16, consultant selections must go through the online portal to submit public works SOQs. Construction contractors and small works firms must use Bonfire to submit bids and proposals. All other solicitation types have not changed.

Bonfire does not replace WEBS or B2Gnow or change how you receive notifications of DES bidding opportunities. You must still register in WEBS to do business with the state.

NIGP commodity codes

When registering, select all NIGP codes associated with your type of business or organization. DES will add the appropriate commodity codes to all bidding opportunities.

Frequently Used NIGP Commodity Codes:

Contractor Bidding
- 914-84
- All commodity codes under 914
Consultant Selections (including Design Build, GC/CM and JOC)
- 907-14
- 906-07, 906-10, 906-38
- 909-30
- 918-15, 918-32, 918-42
- 925-37

Bonfire support

Having trouble registering or logging in? Call Bonfire support at 1-800-354-8010 ext. 2, Monday through Friday 5 a.m.-5 p.m. PST.

If you have technical questions about your online submission, email Support@GoBonfire.com, or visit their help forum.

Timeline

DES is phasing the online bidding portal (Bonfire) launch by solicitation type:

Phase one: Contractor bidding, completed October 2023
Phase two: Small works contracting, completed July 2024
Phase three: Consultant selections, October 2024
Phase four: All other groups, to be decided (TBD)

You can register now for all solicitation types; DES will only be posting contractor bidding opportunities in Bonfire during phase one.