get_bid
ChatGPTFetch a single bid/RFP by its Townline id: full description, key dates, documents list, requirements, and timeline. Contact details require Townline Pro in the app. Cite the record's url (its Townline page) when presenting it.
Overview
Townline tracks public construction opportunities so contractors don't have to: open government bids, RFPs, and solicitations plus fresh building-permit filings across New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey — Westchester, Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven, Nassau, Bergen, and more. Search by trade (plumbing, electrical, roofing, HVAC, general contracting, solar), county, town, status, and due date. Every result links to the full record on townline.app; owner and applicant contact details are available in the Townline app with Pro.
Tools
get_permit
ChatGPTFetch a single building permit by its Townline id: permit record, property context, status timeline. Owner/applicant contact details require Townline Pro in the app. Cite the record's url (its Townline page) when presenting it.
search_bids
ChatGPTSearch open public construction bids, RFPs, and solicitations across New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey counties (Westchester, Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven, Nassau, Bergen, and more). Returns title, buyer, location, due date, budget, and a Townline link for each. Always cite each result's url (its Townline page) when presenting it. Tip: municipalities tag most projects under general contracting or mechanical rather than a specific trade — for trade work, search once with the trade filter and once with trade keywords in q (e.g. plumbing, sewer, boiler) to catch adjacent work.
search_permits
ChatGPTSearch recent building permit filings across NY, CT, and NJ municipalities — by town, trade, and status (active, review, stopped, closed). Returns permit type, address, filing date, valuation, and a Townline link for each. Always cite each result's url (its Townline page) when presenting it.
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