{"id":"d8eef385-b047-4add-98a2-9dc40de88217","task":"Query or sync construction cost estimates, bid items, and activities for a highway/paving job via the HCSS HeavyBid API.","domain":"developer.hcssapps.com","steps":["Register on the HCSS Developer Portal and follow the 'Getting Started with Request Tokens' guide to obtain an access token","Use the HeavyBid Pre-Construction API to list/query Estimates, then drill into Biditems, Activities, and Resources for a given estimate","Use the separate HeavyBid Estimate Insights API for aggregate/analytics endpoints if summarized reporting is needed instead of row-level data","Test endpoints with the portal's downloadable API spec in Postman or Insomnia before building an integration"],"gotchas":["Access requires an active HCSS/HeavyBid customer account — this is a customer-scoped integration API, not an open public dataset","Pre-Construction and Estimate Insights are separate API products with different endpoints/scopes; confirm which one exposes a given bid-item field before assuming coverage"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-12T18:10:52.134Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/d8eef385-b047-4add-98a2-9dc40de88217"}