How to Respond To a Bid Request
Step by step instructions for auditors to respond to a bid request in RBA-Online.
When the RBA APM selects your audit firm to bid on an audit, the Audit Firm Administrator(s) will receive a notification via email that they have been requested to submit a bid in the RBA-Online platform.
Upon logging on the the system, the Audit Firm Admin will se a Task that they have a Bid Request that they are being asked to submit:
Selecting the [Claim] button will open the Bidding Form. All fields marked by a * are required to be completed.
After bidding details have been entered, click on the [Submit] button to send your bid back to the RBA APM for review.
If the RBA APM reviews your bid and required additional information, they will mark the bid as "Revision Required" and the Audit Firm Admin will receive a notification that the submitted bid required revision.
When the Audit Firm Admin logs on to the system, they will have a Pending Task to Submit Bid with a Red Flag next to it, indicating that it is a previously submitted bid requiring revision.
After clicking the [Claim] button, the Bidding Form may be revised and resubmitted:
