The promise of the series
Every state buys construction differently — different portals, different thresholds, different licenses, different set-asides. This series walks through all fifty, one hour per state, so a contractor can go from zero to bid-ready without hiring a consultant.
Each episode covers the same four-part spine: how to find the work, how to bid it, how to win it, and how to get paid when the job is done.
1. Find
Which agencies buy, where the money flows, and how to set up the state's e-procurement portal with daily alerts.
2. Bid
Threshold bands, bonding, prevailing wage, licenses, and registrations — in order, with costs and lead times.
3. Win
Set-asides and preferences worth the paperwork, plus protests and debriefs: when to fight and when to walk.
4. Get paid
Pay applications, retainage limits, change orders, prompt payment rules, and lien rights on public work.
In production. Texas is first — the biggest spend and the biggest search volume. The remaining forty-nine states follow the same clock.