The standard Heavybid biditem description length is 52 characters. Usually this is more than enough but sometimes customers want to use the biditem to describe the specification and/or detail out the work scope of the biditem. So more characters are needed. There is a solution and it is in the “Customized” tab in biditem setup. There you will find the “alternate” description (click the box to display this option). I am not sure what the limit is for the alternate description but it should be more than enough characters. The alternate description can be used for the Word proposal, Excel Proposal or export to Excel option. The Customized proposal does not support the alternate description. This field can also be imported in from Excel, used in the Biditem codebook and displayed (as shown below) in the Tree View. So well integrated into HeavyBid. The alternate description is a good way for private work quotes to show the client in detail what is being quoted for that biditem. But it is also good for DOT/Public biditems that are longer than 52 characters.