ABSTRACT
A significant fraction of the workload on any bid is in the sheer logistics of it all. Large quantities of information and paper need to be martialled, as do significant production jobs for internal and customer delivered drafts and documents. In addition to this there will be countless internal and customer meetings, not to mention being a channel for communication between all parties working on the bid. Overall this adds up to a big deal for the Bid Manager. Being aware of this, and what you have to handle is important if you are going to keep it under control. On very large bids there may be the luxury of an administrative resource to help with this, but it is often the case that it will fall to the Bid Manager to fulfil this role unaided. This does not mean the Bid Manager is there to be a dogsbody, but it does mean being responsible for making sure there is someone to get the jobs done.
