# Daily alert for new California construction bids

**Use case:** 

Returns only new construction, paving, roofing, HVAC and concrete bids from 120+ California agencies on OpenGov Procurement. Schedule it daily for a bid alert feed; addenda to bids you already have come back flagged.

## Input

```json
{
  "agencies": [
    "pittsburghpa",
    "oceancounty"
  ],
  "states": [
    "CA"
  ],
  "statuses": [
    "open"
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "construction",
    "paving",
    "roof",
    "hvac",
    "concrete"
  ],
  "keywordsInTitleOnly": true,
  "postedWithinDays": 14,
  "dueWithinDays": 0,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "onlyNew": true,
  "alertOnNewAddenda": true,
  "maxBidsPerAgency": 0,
  "listAgenciesOnly": false,
  "maxConcurrency": 4
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "agency": {
    "label": "Agency"
  },
  "agencyState": {
    "label": "State"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Bid"
  },
  "solicitationType": {
    "label": "Type"
  },
  "referenceNumber": {
    "label": "Ref #"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status"
  },
  "postedAt": {
    "label": "Posted",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "dueAt": {
    "label": "Due",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "daysUntilDue": {
    "label": "Days left",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "department": {
    "label": "Department"
  },
  "procurementContact.name": {
    "label": "Buyer"
  },
  "procurementContact.email": {
    "label": "Buyer email"
  },
  "addendaCount": {
    "label": "Addenda",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "changeType": {
    "label": "Change"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error"
  },
  "errorMessage": {
    "label": "Error message"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Government Bids Scraper: RFPs from 500+ City Portals Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Daily alert for new California construction bids". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/NbYs9n9BjPt1GDfWF) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Daily alert for new California construction bids" task

The Government Bids Scraper: RFPs from 500+ City Portals Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like agency portals (codes or urls), US states (scan every OpenGov agency there), and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Daily alert for new California construction bids" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as agency, state, bid, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Daily alert for new California construction bids" task via API](https://apify.com/chimey_forearm/opengov-bids-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Government Bids Scraper: RFPs from 500+ City Portals](https://apify.com/chimey_forearm/opengov-bids-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/chimey_forearm/opengov-bids-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/chimey_forearm/opengov-bids-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).