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title: "Engineering tenders: eligibility and analysis in Ziva"
description: "Ziva checks key people and references against the eligibility criteria, drafts the task analysis with sources and fills in the buyer’s forms."
canonical: "https://zephior.com/industries/engineering-planning"
last-updated: 2026-11-13
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# Engineering tenders: eligibility first, then analysis. People and references checked.

Ziva checks what firm and key people must prove, recomputes availability and sets up the reference matrix.

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## The tender on this page

- SIMAP 47000: [MP-260024, UPlaNS N15 Jona - Verzw. Reichenburg, Projektverfasser Verkehrsplanung, Phasen EK bis IBN](https://www.simap.ch/de/project-detail/024fed00-8c4f-4200-bc38-79d09ccfe488)
- Buyer: Bundesamt für Strassen ASTRA, Filiale Winterthur
- Procedure: Offenes Verfahren
- Offers due: 18 December 2026, 23:59
- Public tender, worked by a fictional sample company. Nothing was submitted. Sample company: Linthplan Ingenieure AG (fictional).

## From the eligibility check to a finished planning bid

### A contract to 2038, and the team has to last the distance

Ziva sets the required availability against the master schedule, so you see when your people are tied up.

Screenshot: The roads office master schedule in the original in Ziva: phases of the N15 maintenance project from 2027 to 2037.

### Key people carry 40 % of the score and must be available

Ziva turns each role’s minimum availability into hours and checks every quarter. Your figures go in the yellow cells.

Screenshot: The “Schlüsselpersonen” sheet in Ziva: weight and minimum availability per role in hours, with a workload check per quarter.

### The price weight is not in the tender documents

Ziva adds the price weight from the SIMAP notice and works out the price score. Gaps are stated in the chat.

Screenshot: The “Zuschlag” sheet in Ziva: award criteria with weight and basis, plus the SIMAP price score up to double the price.

## One ASTRA planning tender, from suitability to award

From the tender documents and the SIMAP notice.

- 40%: firm and key people
- 30%: quality of the bid
- 30%: price

1. **Key people** (Ziva and you): Suitability and availability, checked per quarter. You choose the team.
2. **References** (You): You enter which reference covers which phase, and the coverage updates.
3. **Award** (Ziva): Award criteria and price score, gaps stated in the chat.
4. **Master schedule** (Ziva): The contract in the roads office’s master schedule, year by year.

## What the buyer receives from you

- **Task analysis** (docx): In the required outline
- **Key person sheets** (docx): Qualifications, references, availability
- **Company references** (docx): In the buyer’s form
- **Fee offer** (xlsx): By phase, hours and rates from you
- **Questions for the forum** (docx): Before the question deadline

## Managed option: Zelius

**Prefer we run the bid?** Our team takes on the forms, the reference sheets and the draft task analysis. You decide on team and fees and sign.

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## Frequently asked questions

### Does Ziva write the task analysis?

Ziva drafts it from the documents and your earlier bids. Your project lead sharpens the approach.

### Can we store CVs and references once and reuse them?

Yes. Ziva picks the fitting ones from your Library for each tender.

### Does Ziva handle selective procedures and prequalifications?

Yes. Ziva prepares the eligibility evidence, and the second stage stays in the same Project.

## Related reading

- [Tender support for engineering consultancies](https://zephior.com/industries/tender-support-for-engineering-consultancies)
- [Proposal automation for engineering firms](https://zephior.com/industries/proposal-automation-for-engineering-firms)
- [How to govern a consortium tender response](https://zephior.com/industries/govern-a-consortium-tender-response)

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