Sample outputs

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Two files from the North Harbor sample review: the decision review and the compliance matrix. No email, no form.

Prepared from a synthetic RFP. They show how a ClearRFP review is structured, not a customer’s result.

  • DOCXDecision review

    What is the recommendation based on, and what must clear before anyone signs?

    • The AI recommendation (Conditional Go) beside the human decision, still pending
    • 3 conditions to resolve
    • The liquidated damages clause, p.42, for Legal
    • A 4-row compliance excerpt
  • XLSXCompliance matrix

    Which requirements are covered, on which page, and which still need work?

    • 4 of the 41 requirements
    • Page, review state and risk for each
    • 3 that still need review

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DOCX

North Harbor decision review

North Harbor Operations Center Modernization

Synthetic sample

AI recommendation

Conditional Go

Proceed only if the open conditions are cleared.

Human decision

Pending

Conditions to resolve

  1. 5% bid bond and 100% performance bond required.
  2. Aggressive 45-day procurement-to-mobilization window.
  3. Liquidated damages need legal review.

Source passage for legal review

General Conditions · p.42

“Liquidated damages of $1,500 per calendar day apply after substantial completion.”

OwnerLegalOpen

Next check Confirm schedule float and legal tolerance before committing to bid.

XLSX

North Harbor compliance excerpt

4 of the 41 requirements in the sample.

Synthetic sample

RequirementSourceStateRisk
Acknowledge Addenda 1-2 on bid form RFP_Main.pdf p.03 Missing High
5% bid bond from Treasury-listed surety RFP_Main.pdf p.14 Required High
ACORD certificate naming City as additional insured RFP_Main.pdf p.18 Required Medium
Two municipal HVAC references over $2M RFP_Main.pdf p.35 Matched Low

Review states

  • Missing1
  • Required2
  • Matched1

3 of the 4 still need review.

What the samples leave out

Two excerpts, not the whole bid.

They are prepared to show how a review reads, so they stop where the sample stops.

  • 4 of 41 requirements and one source passage, not the full package.
  • No owned work, release approval or submission receipt. Those later records are shown step by step on How it works.
  • Synthetic data throughout. No customer documents and no live product export.

Six checks

Six checks for any RFP review.

Use them on the samples, or on the way your team reviews bids today.

How do you check a source-linked requirement?

Pick one requirement in the matrix and open its page. Compare what the passage says with how the requirement was written down. A page reference tells you where to look; it does not prove the requirement is met. Note what is present, what is missing and who resolves it.

Read the compliance matrix guide
What needs another check after an addendum?

Confirm which package is current. Find the requirements the addendum changed and the work that depends on them, and give each affected check an owner. Anything approved against the earlier package may need a second look.

Read the addendum review guide
How do you review a Go/No-Go with open conditions?

Read the reasons behind the recommendation and list the conditions still open, the evidence each one needs and who checks it. A Conditional Go is not an approval: the person who signs still weighs the commercial terms, the schedule and the specialists’ views.

Read the Go/No-Go review guide
Who prepares, reviews and approves the bid?

Keep coordination, specialist review and approval apart. The Bid Manager keeps requirements, owners and dates together; Legal, Finance and Operations check what they own; authorized people make the final calls. Assigning an item does not mean it is done.

See the roles on the product page
What should you look for in a sample matrix?

The requirement, its page and its review state. Check that a matched reference is not presented as overall readiness, and read the matrix next to the decision review instead of treating either one as an approval.

How do you know an evaluation was useful?

Pick a representative RFP and write down how your team reviews it today. Agree who checks the findings and what you want to learn: can reviewers trace each finding to its page, correct it, assign the work and follow the decision? Compare like with like, and treat time saved as something to observe, not something promised.

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General Conditions · p.42

“Liquidated damages of $1,500 per calendar day apply after substantial completion.”

Confirm schedule float and legal tolerance before committing to bid.

Illustrative example. Not legal advice.