MERX OVERVIEW

MERX OVERVIEW
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Topics Covered
• MERX history
• What you can on find on MERX
• Features
• MERX subscriptions
• MERX Walkthrough
• Key takeaways
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MERX History
Since 1997, MERX has helped hundreds of thousands of businesses find ways to
grow by providing affordable access to contract opportunities including over
3,500 organizations with their tendering needs.
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Government agencies, provinces, cities, municipalities, school boards, post-secondary
institutions, social assistance and healthcare institutions such as:
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Large crown and private sector corporations such as:
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What you can find on MERX
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Business & Marketing Services
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Electrical, Electronics
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Construction Tenders
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Architects
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Information Technology
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Engineering Services
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Professional,
Administration and
Management
Services
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Transportation
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Furniture & Equipment
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Fabricated materials
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Plus Many More…
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Features Available on MERX
• Opportunity Matching:
Automatic notification of specific
opportunities that match a
supplier’s search criteria
Learn from the tutorial:
www.merx.com/tutorials
• Awards Database: View which organization won a contract and for what
dollar value (where it is listed)
• Notification of Amendment: Automatic notification of any amendment or
cancellation pertaining to the opportunity ordered
• Automatic Delivery of Amendment: Automatically receive the amendment
documents as soon as they become available
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Features Available on MERX
Document Request List (DRL)
• The MERX Document Request List (DRL) is an option that purchasing
organizations can use to provide suppliers with the ability to see who else
has ordered a particular tender document on MERX
• The DRL is an excellent way for suppliers to identify possible partnering or
sub-contracting relationships for larger opportunities that they may not be
able to win on their own
• Partnerships created through the DRL that turn into winning bids often
transform into successful long lasting business relationships
• Access the DRL from the opportunity abstract
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Features Available on MERX
Electronic Bid Submission
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EBS allows suppliers and contractors to submit bids and/or proposals
online via MERX.
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Electronic Bid Submission is the electronic transfer of proposal documents/files between a
potential supplier and contracting authority.
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The MERX EBS system includes safeguards to ensure the security and authenticity of the
material being transferred.
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Remember to SUBMIT after you’ve uploaded
EBS TIP:
Register for an authorized signer PIN. There is no fee to sign up.
An Authorized Signer is someone in your organization who has the authority to bind your company to each and
every term, condition, article and obligation of the bid and any resulting contract. Your organization can only have
one authorized signer. This person does not have to be the one placing the document order, submitting the
proposal, nor do they have to be a MERX subscriber
EBS PIN Request: http://tenders.merx.com/RequestEBSPIN
Watch the Tutorial: www.merx.com/tutorials
Note: EBS is only available where Buying Organizations have it enabled as mandatory or optional.
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Subscriptions
BASIC
COMPLETE
PRIVATE
CONSTRUCTION
U.S. Tenders
View Canadian Public Tenders &
Agencies, Crown & Private
Corporation Tender Notices
Unlimited electronic download of
documents from public tenders
Pay-as-you-go access (Public)
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N/A
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Pay-as-you-go access (ACPC)
Unlimited download of construction
project news
Unlimited electronic download of
documents from U.S. Tenders
* Basic access included
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FREE
$18.95
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CALL
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MERX U.S. Tenders
• Access thousands of business opportunities from the most comprehensive network of
U.S. Government agencies.
• MERX U.S. Tenders is for Canadian businesses who want to expand their revenue base by
tapping into the billion dollar market of Federal, State, and Local opportunities posted in
the United States.
• Unlike many e-tendering resources, MERX U.S. Tenders is Canadian based, provides
100% American content and is an accurate, cost-effective source for small, medium and
large businesses to access tender information for U.S. opportunities.
• MERX U.S. Tenders offers access to opportunity notices and tender documents from
thousands of Federal, State, and Local government agencies in the United States based
on a monthly or annual pre-paid subscription.
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MERX Private Construction
A value-added service tailored to contractors looking for project information in the
Canadian construction industry
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Offered in association with McGraw-Hill
Access to Dodge Reports
Canadian construction industry information
Tailored to contractors looking for project information
Search and track projects of interest
Projects from the ‘pre-design’ stage through to bidding
Construction of houses and hotels to office buildings and shopping malls and much
more
Billions of dollars in construction opportunities listed!
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MERX Walkthrough
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MERX Home Page
Here is how
you can reach
us Monday to
Friday
7 AM-8 ET
Use the
‘popular
searches’ to
find Supplier
Arrangements,
Standing
Offers and
VOR’s
Search
MERX
without
logging in
Ability to view
opportunities
posted in the
last 24 hours,
in the last
week or all
currently
listed on
MERX by
category
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MERX Post Login
Search field is
located here
‘Opportunities’
provides access to
Searching, Managing
your ‘Opportunity
Matching’ and your
E-bid submissions
‘Account Activity’
allows you to see what
you have ordered and
to access statements
‘Manage My Account’
provides information
about your account
and preferences can be
managed here
‘Information’ includes
links to any
announcements,
business resources,
events and FAQs
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Searching in MERX
Search since last login
Choose to search in
the Open, Former or
Awarded opportunities
Highlights
Opportunities available
within Agencies, Crown
and Private sector Orgs
related to your search
terms
Region of Delivery is
where the work is to be
delivered or completed
It is possible to order
your documents from
this point or from the
Opportunity Abstract
Opportunities with
the Provincial flags
indicate other
Buying Orgs either
from a Province or
the MASH sector
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Advanced Search in MERX
When searching MERX, you will
receive better results when using
the AND/OR operators as well as
“quotes” in the key word search
field
i.e.: construction and engineering
construction or engineering
You may also consider additional
refining elements by using the
various categories available here.
Use the ‘Must have’ and/or the
‘Must NOT have’ for a more
refined search query
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Opportunity Matching Profile
Watch our tutorial
to learn how to
setup or optimize
your opportunity
matching profiles.
http://www.merx.com/tutorials
Additional resources are available here:
Online guide: http://marketing.merx.com/Support/Opportunity_Matching.pdf
Q & A: http://www.slideshare.net/MERXNetworks/merx-opportunity-matching-qa
Online tutorial: http://www.merx.com/tutorials
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Opportunity Abstract
You can share this opportunity abstract with a
partner or colleague by simply using the ‘Share with
an associate’ link
The Document Request List (DRL) is found here. All
subscribers can view the DRL for organizations who
have enabled this feature.
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Document Request List
Each buying organization
chooses whether or not
to enable this feature.
When enabled, the
‘Document Request List’
allows you to view a list
of all organizations that
have downloaded the
document for a specific
opportunity.
It is also important to
keep your MERX profile
up to date in order for
current and accurate
details about you/your
business appear on the
list. Many organizations
use this to provide
transparency, fairness
and accountability to the
tendering process.
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Ordering Documents
Choose the appropriate
amendment notification
setting. Details are
available in the
highlighted section
below.*
Downloading a document
is free. There are
additional fees associated
with our other delivery
methods. Click on
‘Recalculate’ to view the
charges.
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Account Activity
View the abstract from a
previously ordered tender
Download the documents
from a previously ordered
tender. You can also
change the order method
Change your amendment
setting for an already
ordered opportunity
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Awards Database
When posted, you can view who the contract
was awarded to and in some cases, the amount
for which it was awarded.
The awards have a history of 7 years.
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Key Takeaways
• Register/Upgrade today
• Check MERX every day for new postings
• Set up your Opportunity Matching Profile
• Keep your information up to date
• Review the Document Request Lists
• Preview the Opportunity Abstract
• Check out our www.merx.com/events
• Learn from the www.merx.com/tutorials
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Have Questions?
When in doubt check with MERX Customer Support
Unlimited toll free telephone support from 7am-8pm ET
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