Press Release

eBID SYSTEMS CREATES "PAPERLESS CONTRACTING" SOLUTION FOR CITY OF PORTLAND, OREGON

Seattle, WA - July 15, 2000. – eBid Systems, a leading provider of hosted contract sourcing and management solutions for government and construction organizations, is pleased to announce the City of Portland, Oregon will utilize its Supplier Relationship Portal application.

Public agencies are faced with mounting pressure to cut costs while enhancing services to their citizen and business constituents. In the business-to-government arena, the bid and proposal process is often characterized by a costly and time consuming process of advertising in print media, manually creating supplier lists, and distributing bid documents, often to hundreds of prospective bidders.

The City of Portland's, Bureau of Purchases, has engaged eBid Systems in a pilot test of the Supplier Relationship Portal application for Professional, Technical, and Expert (PTE) services and construction procurement. With hundreds of prospective companies vying for these business opportunities, the Bureau of Purchases is currently faced with the cumbersome task of accepting hardcopy supplier registration forms, mailing out notifications of new opportunities, manually adding interested suppliers to a bidder's list, and then printing and distributing copies of bid documents and addenda. With eBid Systems' solution, the registration and document distribution process are handled entirely online.

"The adoption of our Supplier Relationship Portal Internet solution by several key customers is a validation of our business model and technology," said Keith Jones, President of eBid Systems. "By providing a hosted solution, we give our customer's the ability to achieve rapid implementation without requiring a significant commitment of scarce Information Technology resources. We offer our customer's a compelling value proposition where they can achieve a payback on their investment in a matter of months. We also give our customers the ability to customize a solution that can be seamlessly integrated with their existing business process."

About eBid Systems - eBid Systems provides an integrated suite of contract sourcing and management solutions to industry and public agencies. Contact eBid Systems at 206-855-8430 or visit our Web site at www.ebidsystems.com.