Tender Programme Development and Bid Support
Tender programme development is the preparation of the schedule and supporting evidence behind a construction or mining bid. A compliant, logic-linked programme shows the client the work can be delivered in the time available. A strong one goes further: it proves the resourcing is feasible, the method is sound, and the commercial position stacks up. Project Scheduling develops complete tender programmes and the full bid-support package for contractors across Australia.
More Than a Bar Chart
Most bids include a programme because the tender demands one. Few use it to strengthen the submission. If your programme only satisfies a checklist, it tells the client nothing about whether you can deliver. Built properly, it demonstrates a defensible critical path, credible durations, realistic resourcing and a clear method, and it gives your estimators the cost and cashflow shape to price with confidence. That is the difference between a bar chart and a bid you can stand behind.
The Full Package
Your tender programme is the anchor. Around it sits everything that makes the bid deliverable:
Compliant tender programme in Primavera P6, or Microsoft Project where preferred, structured to the bill of quantities trade sections, with full activity logic and a defensible critical path
Quality schedule passing DCMA schedule quality metrics, so it holds up to client and third-party scrutiny
Draft estimate and benchmark-based resourcing, built from industry norms where your data is not yet available
Resource histograms and S-curves identifying peak crew and equipment demand, so resourcing feasibility is visible before you commit
Cost and claim forecast showing the approval, budget and cash position across the job, so you can see where the bid sits
Constructability review and methodology statement supporting the programme sequence
Project-specific calendars reflecting the working week, site hours and any seasonal allowances
Interfaces to works by others shown in the programme
Basis of Schedule setting out calendars, sequence logic, assumptions and the critical path
Native programme file for you to run and update in-house, plus a submission-ready PDF Gantt
Built to Your Tender Deadlines
Tenders close on a fixed date. You get the package well ahead of it, with time to review and secure management sign-off. An early draft comes first, built on proven benchmarks and your own figures where you have them, to confirm the approach. On your verification, the final submission-ready package is prepared well ahead of the deadline.
Independent and Sector-Specific
Project Scheduling works across mining, heavy industrial, civil, infrastructure and commercial construction tenders. The work is independent and delivered directly, so your programme reflects your method and your market, not a generic template.
Confirm your bid sets up a cash-positive project, know your exposure before the tender goes in, and win the work. Let us elevate your next tender together.