Methodology

What you see on every record

Each MuniBeacon opportunity includes the utility, project, lifecycle stage, timing, supporting evidence, and a link to the original public record. When timing or other details are estimated rather than explicitly documented, they are clearly labeled.

Subscribers also receive a match explanation showing why the opportunity is relevant to their territory and equipment profile, along with a recommended next action.

How we verify records

We continuously monitor official public records for signs of municipal water and wastewater projects.

• Source credibility
• Project and utility specificity
• Location consistency
• Lifecycle-stage confidence
• Timing and freshness

Records that do not meet our publication standard are held for further review or rejected. Conflicting information is not published as verified intelligence until it can be resolved.

Every published opportunity links back to its supporting public source so you can review the evidence yourself.

Evidence strength

Not every public record provides the same level of certainty. MuniBeacon indicates the strength of the available evidence so you can distinguish between a clearly documented project and an earlier-stage signal that may require additional qualification.

Where multiple public records support the same opportunity, we use that additional evidence to strengthen the record.

Lifecycle stages reflect what the supporting record documents; planning evidence is not presented as a design or bid commitment.

Documented vs. inferred timing

Documented timing comes directly from the supporting public record.

Estimated timing is derived from available project and asset evidence when an exact date has not been published. Estimated information is always clearly labeled and is never presented as a confirmed bid date, renewal date, or contractual commitment.

How matching works

Evidence quality and customer fit are evaluated separately. A strong public record may not be relevant to your business. MuniBeacon matches opportunities to your territory, equipment profile, preferred project stages, and other account settings.

Each subscriber-facing opportunity explains why it matched.

How we handle outdated records

Live bid and procurement records are removed from active matching after their documented action window ends. An automated lifecycle check archives those records while retaining the source, evidence, and review history.

Published records also require recent source verification. Records that exceed the verification freshness limit are hidden from customer matching and quarantined for review, rather than silently presented as current. Planning and funding milestones are not expired merely because their milestone date has passed.

What we will not claim

MuniBeacon does not guarantee project outcomes, award timing, budgets, or win rates.

When information is estimated rather than explicitly documented, we label it accordingly. MuniBeacon is designed to help sales teams identify and qualify opportunities earlier — not replace their own commercial judgment.

Corrections

See something that needs correcting?

Utilities, vendors, and source owners can submit a correction. Accepted corrections are reflected in the record and tracked for review.