# Assign and claim bids

> Decide which invites to bid, take one for yourself or hand it to an estimator, and add a team.

Source: https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/guides/assign-and-claim-bids
Section: How to use Tidy

Every bid has one **lead estimator** who owns it, and a **team** of anyone else helping. There is no separate claim button: to claim a bid, make yourself the lead.

## Claim a new invite

1. Open **Opportunities > Undecided**.
2. Click **Bidding** on the row.
3. In **Assign Estimator**, click **Assign to me**, then **Assign**.

The bid moves to **Accepted** with you as lead.

## Hand a bid to someone

1. Click **Bidding**, or click the **Assignee** cell on a bid you already accepted.
2. Pick the estimator and click **Assign**.

They get an email with the bid. **Skip** leaves it unassigned.

## Assign several at once

Tick the rows, open **Assign** in the bar that appears, and pick the person. Use **Accept** in the same bar to accept them together.

## Change the lead later

On the bid page, click **Lead estimator** in the status strip.

## Add a team

1. Open the bid's **Overview**.
2. On the **Team** card, click **Add member** and tick teammates.

Team members get an email. Click the X beside a name to remove someone. They do not get an email about that.

## See your own bids

Turn on **My Opportunities** on the board, or open **My Hub**. "Mine" means you are the lead or on the team.

## Ask the agent

- "Assign the Riverside Clinic bid to Maria and add me to the team."
- "Which accepted bids have nobody assigned?"
- "Show me everything due in the next two weeks that is still Undecided."

## Related

- [Opportunities](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/opportunities)
- [The bid page](https://automatedconstruction.io/tidy/docs/features/bid-detail)