Too many places to check
State bid site. Another bid site. A pile of emails. Easy to miss a job that was sitting there the whole time.
For Texas trade shops
See the TDCJ jobs that actually fit your shop.
You shouldn’t have to dig through every bid in Texas after a long day on the job. UnitBid watches TDCJ work, keeps the jobs that match your trade and area, and puts the due date where you will see it.
- Built for shop owners
- All trades
- Not part of TDCJ
The jobs are public. Finding the ones that fit is the work.
Most of it isn’t your trade
You don’t need every contract in Texas. You need HVAC, electrical, plumbing, GC — the work your crew can actually do.
They close while you’re on a job
A lot of these postings don’t sit around. Miss the due date and that estimate week is gone.
Why UnitBid
One desk. Your jobs. Due dates you can hit.
The free state emails send you too much of what you don’t need… UnitBid finds, filters, and reminds so that the right job doesn’t slip through your fingers.
Free state bid emails
- Every kind of job, statewide
- You hunt the list every morning
- Due dates live in the inbox
- Easy to ignore until it’s too late
UnitBid
- Jobs that match your trade and area
- We watch the list for you
- Due dates on one screen
- Email — and text message on select plans — when you get a new match or critical close
Only your kind of work
Set your trade once. A statewide office-supply buy will not wake up your HVAC crew.
Don’t miss the due date
See what’s closing. Get a Tuesday and Friday rundown, plus a ping when a new job fits — not the same list every day.
The shop can share it
Desk includes 2 logins. Yard includes 5. Same jobs, same list — owner, estimator, or office, without a second bill.
How it works
Three steps. No new software degree required.
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Tell us your shop
Your trade and where you work. Takes a few minutes.
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We watch TDCJ jobs
Public listings, cleaned up, matched to your trade and area.
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You decide bid or pass
Open the official posting and bid there. We don’t bid for you — we make sure you see it in time.
All trades
If TDCJ buys it, you should be able to see it
Plumbing, HVAC, electrical, GC, roofing — and the other work units actually put out.
- HVAC
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- General construction
- Roofing
- Fencing & gates
- Security / low voltage
- Food service equipment
- Kitchen & laundry
- Janitorial
- Fleet & grounds
- IT & telecom
- Medical supply
- Furniture & fixtures
- Your specialty — tell us
Simple pricing
Pick the plan that fits the shop
The desk is live. Join the list — no charge today. Founding shops lock these rates when billing opens.
Scout
$49/mo
or $470/yr · 1 login
- Jobs matched to your trade
- Tue/Fri rundown
- Instant note when a new job fits
Most shops pick this
Desk
$99/mo
or $950/yr · 2 logins
- Everything in Scout
- Text on a new high-fit job and 48-hour closes
- Job list you can work (watch → bid → submitted)
Yard
$199/mo
or $1,990/yr · 5 logins
- Everything in Desk
- Room for the whole shop
- First in line for extra help getting set up
No charge to join the list. Cancel anytime once you subscribe. Annual is optional.
Get on the list
Tell us your trade. We’ll show you the jobs that fit.
Takes about a minute. No card. We’ll email you to get the shop set up and hold founding pricing.
- No payment to join
- Founding rate for early shops
- Built in Texas, for shops that work unit jobs
Common questions
Is this a TDCJ website?
No. UnitBid is an independent tool for contractors. We use public job listings and always send you to the official page to bid.
Do you turn in bids for me?
No. You bid on the official site, same as always. We help you see the right jobs in time.
I already get the free state bid emails. Why pay?
Keep them. They’re free and useful. UnitBid is for when that firehose wastes your morning — we only surface jobs that match your trade and area, with due dates on one screen.
Is this only for one trade?
No. HVAC, electrical, plumbing, GC, roofing, fencing, kitchen, janitorial, and the rest of what TDCJ buys.
I’m not great with computers.
If you can check email, you can use this. It’s a simple list of jobs, due dates, and a link to the official posting.
When do you charge?
Not to join the list. Billing starts when you pick a plan. You can cancel anytime after that.
We don’t work near Huntsville. Can we still use it?
Yes — if you can legally do the work at the units you choose. Plenty of shops cover more than one region.