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Leadership TrackTuesday, Sept 15 · 1:45 – 2:30 PMTaught by Aaron Libner

Win More of the Right Work: Research Faster and Build Better Bids With AI

More bids aren't the goal — more profitable wins are. Use AI to research the job, expose the risks, and build a defensible proposal while the opportunity is still hot.

Save $500 — register by August 31, 2026

About This Session

More bids are not the goal — more profitable wins are. Start with a checked takeoff, then use AI to research the project, owner, general contractor, requirements, deadlines, and risks; make a disciplined go/no-go decision; apply your company's real costs; and assemble a bid your team can defend.

What We'll Cover

  • Why the fastest bad bid is still a bad bid: quantities are only the starting point
  • Opportunity research: project, owner, GC, relationships, schedule, and addenda
  • Go/no-go scorecard: fit, capacity, competition, risk, win path, and margin confidence
  • Compliance matrix: deadlines, forms, bonds, insurance, and submission rules
  • Build the price from checked quantities and your company's real rates
  • Draft the bid: scope, inclusions, exclusions, assumptions, and relevant proof

You Leave With

A go/no-go scorecard and a send-ready bid package

Who Should Attend

Owners and estimators in construction, trades, and services who bid work — and want to win more of the right work, not just submit more paper. Builds directly on the checked takeoff from the earlier session.

Part of a Full Day of Hands-On AI Training

This workshop is one of 20 at the AI Business Retreat — a one-day, hands-on AI training for business at The Island in Spooner, Wisconsin, within driving distance of Minneapolis–St. Paul, Eau Claire, La Crosse, Duluth, and Hudson. Can't make the drive? Every session, including this one, streams live for remote attendees.

Your Instructor

Aaron Libner

Aaron Libner

Certified AIBMM Executive Coach

President, Coulee Tech — Eau Claire Market

Aaron helps business leaders simplify technology and use AI and cybersecurity to grow with confidence. Known for an engaging, “non-geek speak” style, he presents across the Midwest to owners, sales teams, and non-profit boards.

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All six instructors are on site for the whole day — the hallway, the working lunch, and the evening social are part of what you registered for.

Session Details

When
Tuesday, Sept 15, 2026 · 1:45 – 2:30 PM
Instructor
Aaron Libner
Track
Leadership Track
Where
The Island · Spooner, WI (or attend live remote)
Who it's for
Built for owners who bid work — construction, trades, and services
Price
In person $995$495 · Remote $250

Save $500 — register by August 31, 2026

One registration covers the full retreat — every session, every track.

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Win More of the Right Work — Questions & Answers

AI compresses the research that most bids skip: the project, the owner, the general contractor, requirements, deadlines, addenda, and risks — assembled into a go/no-go scorecard covering fit, capacity, competition, and margin confidence. This workshop runs a real public opportunity through that process live, ending in a compliance matrix and a send-ready bid skeleton.
No — and this session draws that line deliberately. Prices come from your checked quantities, your company's real labor and equipment rates, your overhead, and sourced vendor costs. AI does the research, exposes the requirements and risks, and assembles the package; your team keeps ownership of the number and the final approval.
Aaron Libner teaches this workshop at the AI Business Retreat. Aaron Libner — President, Coulee Tech — Eau Claire Market. All six instructors are on site for the full day, so you can also find them between sessions and at the working lunch.
This workshop is part of the AI Business Retreat on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at The Island in Spooner, Wisconsin. One registration covers the full day — all 20 sessions across the Leadership, Sales & Marketing, and Builder tracks, including this one. In person is $495 through August 31, 2026 (then $995), working lunch included; attending live online is $250. Seats are limited.

This session is one of twenty.

One registration covers the whole day — every track, every workshop, the working lunch, and your written 90-day roadmap. Sept 15, 2026 · The Island, Spooner WI.

Save $500 — register by August 31, 2026