How it works

1. Subscribe (3 minutes)

1. Click Subscribe and create your login: name, company name as licensed, work email, password.
2. You land on Step 2: payment. Click the PayPal button and pay with your PayPal balance or any card. The first month is $75.
3. PayPal returns you to your Company profile. The top of the page shows "Subscription active — next PayPal billing [date]." That date is when the $295 starts.

You stay signed in on that device for 90 days unless you sign out.

2. Set up your company (10 minutes, once)

1. Identity: legal name, address, license number, authorized signer, surety agent. This prefills every bid form.
2. Fit scoring: license classifications, parishes you work, bonding limits, preferred job size, the competitors you track. Fit scores are generic until this is filled in.
3. Company vault: upload your license, bonding letter, insurance certificate, W-9, E-Verify confirmation, corporate resolution, and the rest. Each row tells you where to get anything you don't have, and Create draft builds the ones you write yourself.

3. Use it every week

1. Overview: best fits open now, what's due in 14 days, recent awards in your parishes.
2. Opportunities: every posting scored 0–100 against your profile. Tap Go, Watch, or No-go; the decision and reason are logged for your team.
3. Opportunity page: bid tabulation of who bid and who won, the "Ready to bid?" check against your vault (including the bid bond amount), and Build the bid kit: prefilled Uniform Public Work Bid Form, affidavits, subcontractor list, bond request, and your vault documents on your letterhead.
4. Bid calendar and Competitors for planning; Tier examples for what each size of job needs.

4. Cancel (2 minutes, anytime)

1. Go to Company profile → scroll to the bottom → Request cancellation.
2. You're signed out immediately and emailed a confirmation link.
3. Click the link. Your PayPal subscription is cancelled at that moment, and your profile, vault documents, decisions, and login are permanently deleted. Nothing further is billed.

Timing: cancellation takes effect when you click the confirmation link, not when you press the button. To avoid the first $295, complete both steps before the billing date on your Company profile. If you cancel after a payment, that month is not refunded, but no further months are charged.

Changed your mind after requesting? Email support@shellkey.company before clicking the link and we'll restore access.

What's covered today, and what isn't

Sources we collect now: LaPAC — Louisiana's state procurement system, which carries state agencies, DOTD solicitations, and the parishes and boards that post there (Jefferson, East Baton Rouge, Orleans, St. Tammany, Sewerage & Water Board, BREC, CATS, RTA, Orleans schools and more). DOTD letting-result announcements for award amounts by parish. SAM.gov for federal work in Louisiana.

Not covered yet: parishes that post only on Central Bidding or their own sites (Lafayette Consolidated Government and Calcasieu among them). Bidder names and full bid tabulations: DOTD announces the apparent low bid without naming the contractor, and tabulations sit behind Bid Express and parish plan rooms. We would rather tell you that than show you a competitor page full of guesses.

Values: LaPAC postings rarely state a dollar value, so the estimated value column is often blank and bonding is not scored on those jobs. DOTD awards do carry real amounts, which is how you see what work like yours is going for.

How often: collected twice a day, every day. The Opportunities page shows the exact time of the last update.

Questions

Can I pause instead of cancel? Not yet. Cancel and re-subscribe later; you'll start fresh at $75.

Is the data official? It's compiled from public postings and bid tabulations and may be incomplete. Always verify with the issuing agency; the bid documents govern.

Who sees my vault? Only your login. Files are stored encrypted on Shell Key's servers and deleted when you cancel.

Support: support@shellkey.company.