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    Chad Smeltzer

    Chad Smeltzer

    Prior to founding Bidcurement, Chad designed an asset management procurement system to help engineers and cities plan their infrastructure capital projects. He exited that startup after an acquisition in March 2021.

    Business Development Chicago Purdue University
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    Bidcurement
    Bidcurement
    CEO & Founder 2021 - Present (over 5 years)
    Bidcurement is the worlds largest end to end infrastructure management platform.

    We streamline all your procurement opportunities by providing a single space on which... more to post projects, procure bids, and communicate with contractors, suppliers, and project-building teams.

    What makes us unique is our passion to make procurement more efficient, fair, open, transparent, and accountable.

    Procurement is the backbone of the American economy. However, procurement needs improvement!

    The private and public sector spend trillions annually to exchange goods and services!

    Here are some environmental, political, and economic impacts of inefficient government procurement:

    1. Approximately, 1 billion trees worth of paper are thrown away every year in the U.S. The printing of RFP documents, invoices, quotes, specifications, and blueprints is excessive within government procurement.

    2. Wasteful spending has become a critical threat to our country. Billions of dollars are wasted annually by the “use it or lose it” policies. Our national debt is rising and becoming unsustainable.

    3. Local governments need to buy first in their local communities in order to help increase funds and maintain their own infrastructure. It should not fall on the federal government’s shoulders to bail out state and local governments. They own only 13% of America’s infrastructure. State and local governments, as well as private sector, own the rest.

    4. Annually, businesses lose millions of hours and revenue trying to win government contracts. Misunderstood specification documents result in legal disputes or change orders, costing local and state governments millions of dollars.

    5. Private sector businesses’ ineffective procurement processes impact their growth. Example: Contractors estimating a construction project can lose millions of dollars annually by not understanding the bid specifications.

    Digital project procurement is the future!
    Duke's Root Control
    Duke's Root Control
    Account Manager / Business Developer 2010 - 2021 (about 11 years)
    Duke’s helps collection systems run efficiently and cost effectively to provide citizens with the best service possible. In 1979, Duke’s identified a need for root control... more and became trailblazers in the industry - perfecting chemical root control. Today, Duke’s continues to build on its innovative culture with a range of technology solutions for FOG and Inflow and infiltration ( I/I ) that transition clients’ operations and maintenance programs from reactive to proactive. Our solutions pinpoint critical defects and capacity problems to isolate rehabilitation, prolonging the life of existing infrastructure and reducing costs. Duke’s solutions include: root control, grease removal, capacity issue identification (within minutes at minimal cost) and the ability to track and monitor I&I continually to find specific areas that are contributing to major points of entry. Root control put Duke’s on the map, and it is that excellence in innovation that serves as our passion today for ongoing innovation in the wastewater industry.see more
    Midwest Water Group
    Midwest Water Group
    Cofounder and Director of Sales 2017 - 2020 (almost 3 years)
    Midwest Water Group was acquired by Dukes Root Control. The company was started by Michelle Harrod and became an innovator for asset management technology. The company scaled... more quickly and was acquired.
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    Midwest Water Group, Duke's Root Control, Bidcurement
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    About
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    Chad’s career began in Wastewater/Public Works at the age of 15 in Wrightsville, PA. After graduating from high school, he entered directly into the workforce. During that time, he maintained several titles such as Senior Technician, Operations Manager, and Account Manager.

    Chad created his first start-up company, EPS Products, in 2008 where he used biological technology, called Bioremediation, to break down fats, oils, and grease in sewer systems. EPS Products was later acquired by Duke’s Root Control, at which point Chad began a career as a Consultant and a Contractor. He began working with governments all across the Midwest.

    In 2016, Chad co-founded a second start-up. Together, with a team called Midwest Water Group DBA RMS Utility Services, he utilized new technology to help prioritize collection systems and built a digital asset management software platform. Midwest Water Group was acquired by Duke's Root Control in 2020. This lead his third startup @Bidcurement.com

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    Sales and Marketing Digital Marketing Project Management Customer Relationship Management Customer Service
    Locations
    Chicago
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