for private negotiation and agreement of contract qualifications such as a list of operators with drilling rig operations and corresponding existing and previous contract descriptions type of rig equipment by operator location of drilling rig operations or sites by operator and contract and other tender information the secure information bulletin board can include information for public or private clarification of tender related issues such as clarification of the operator for a type of drilling rig operation clarification on contract description for an operator of a drilling rig operation clarification on rig type equipment and water depth clarification on location of drilling rig operation for a particular operator and additional tender information the leassee 39 s bid request can communicate or link to a secure service website so that potential leassors can determine if there is interest in the bid and permit potential leassors to download information for their review a bid request can be for one well service or a group of well services the database server system is programmed and designed to permit a potential leassee to select service rates that are of interest for the well services to be leased indicated service or operation rates can be addressed by the leassor for well services operations examples of selected service or operating rates include day rates for.