diff --git a/src/app/(admin)/admin/projects/bulk-upload/page.tsx b/src/app/(admin)/admin/projects/bulk-upload/page.tsx
index 0421210..b411e8d 100644
--- a/src/app/(admin)/admin/projects/bulk-upload/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(admin)/admin/projects/bulk-upload/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use client'
 
-import { useState, useCallback, useRef } from 'react'
+import { useState, useCallback, useRef, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react'
 import Link from 'next/link'
 import { trpc } from '@/lib/trpc/client'
 import { toast } from 'sonner'
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import {
   Loader2,
   FileUp,
   AlertCircle,
+  ExternalLink,
 } from 'lucide-react'
 import { cn, formatFileSize } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { Pagination } from '@/components/shared/pagination'
@@ -77,12 +78,13 @@ export default function BulkUploadPage() {
       label: string
       mimeTypes: string[]
       required: boolean
-      file: { id: string; fileName: string } | null
+      file: { id: string; fileName: string; bucket: string; objectKey: string } | null
     }>
   } | null>(null)
   const [bulkFiles, setBulkFiles] = useState<Record<string, File | null>>({})
 
   const fileInputRefs = useRef<Record<string, HTMLInputElement | null>>({})
+  const utils = trpc.useUtils()
 
   // Debounce search
   const searchTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>(undefined)
@@ -109,6 +111,50 @@ export default function BulkUploadPage() {
     { enabled: !!roundId }
   )
 
+  // Collect all files from current data for existence verification
+  const filesToVerify = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!data?.projects) return []
+    const files: { bucket: string; objectKey: string }[] = []
+    for (const row of data.projects) {
+      for (const req of row.requirements) {
+        if (req.file?.bucket && req.file?.objectKey) {
+          files.push({ bucket: req.file.bucket, objectKey: req.file.objectKey })
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return files
+  }, [data])
+
+  // Verify files actually exist in storage
+  const { data: fileExistence } = trpc.file.verifyFilesExist.useQuery(
+    { files: filesToVerify },
+    { enabled: filesToVerify.length > 0, staleTime: 30_000 }
+  )
+
+  // Track which files are missing from storage (objectKey → true means missing)
+  const missingFiles = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!fileExistence) return new Set<string>()
+    const missing = new Set<string>()
+    for (const [key, exists] of Object.entries(fileExistence)) {
+      if (!exists) missing.add(key)
+    }
+    return missing
+  }, [fileExistence])
+
+  // Open file in new tab via presigned URL
+  const handleViewFile = useCallback(
+    async (bucket: string, objectKey: string) => {
+      try {
+        const { url } = await utils.file.getDownloadUrl.fetch({ bucket, objectKey })
+        window.open(url, '_blank')
+      } catch {
+        toast.error('Failed to open file. It may have been deleted from storage.')
+        refetch()
+      }
+    },
+    [utils, refetch]
+  )
+
   const uploadMutation = trpc.file.adminUploadForRoundRequirement.useMutation()
 
   // Upload a single file for a project requirement
@@ -390,7 +436,7 @@ export default function BulkUploadPage() {
                     <TableBody>
                       {data.projects.map((row) => {
                         const missingRequired = row.requirements.filter(
-                          (r) => r.required && !r.file
+                          (r) => r.required && (!r.file || (r.file?.objectKey && missingFiles.has(r.file.objectKey)))
                         )
                         return (
                           <TableRow
@@ -446,12 +492,44 @@ export default function BulkUploadPage() {
                                         Retry
                                       </Button>
                                     </div>
+                                  ) : req.file && req.file.objectKey && missingFiles.has(req.file.objectKey) ? (
+                                    <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-1">
+                                      <AlertCircle className="h-4 w-4 text-amber-500" />
+                                      <span className="text-[10px] text-amber-600 font-medium">Missing</span>
+                                      <Button
+                                        variant="outline"
+                                        size="sm"
+                                        className="h-6 px-2 text-[10px]"
+                                        onClick={() =>
+                                          handleCellUpload(
+                                            row.project.id,
+                                            req.requirementId,
+                                            req.mimeTypes
+                                          )
+                                        }
+                                      >
+                                        Re-upload
+                                      </Button>
+                                    </div>
                                   ) : req.file || uploadState?.status === 'complete' ? (
                                     <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-1">
                                       <CheckCircle2 className="h-4 w-4 text-green-600" />
-                                      <span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[120px]">
-                                        {req.file?.fileName ?? 'Uploaded'}
-                                      </span>
+                                      {req.file?.bucket && req.file?.objectKey ? (
+                                        <button
+                                          type="button"
+                                          className="text-[10px] text-teal-600 hover:text-teal-800 hover:underline truncate max-w-[120px] flex items-center gap-0.5 cursor-pointer"
+                                          onClick={() =>
+                                            handleViewFile(req.file!.bucket, req.file!.objectKey)
+                                          }
+                                        >
+                                          {req.file.fileName}
+                                          <ExternalLink className="h-2.5 w-2.5 shrink-0" />
+                                        </button>
+                                      ) : (
+                                        <span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[120px]">
+                                          {req.file?.fileName ?? 'Uploaded'}
+                                        </span>
+                                      )}
                                     </div>
                                   ) : (
                                     <Button
diff --git a/src/server/routers/file.ts b/src/server/routers/file.ts
index 5968968..c52f97f 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/file.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/file.ts
@@ -1295,6 +1295,8 @@ export const fileRouter = router({
               size: true,
               createdAt: true,
               requirementId: true,
+              bucket: true,
+              objectKey: true,
             },
           },
         },
@@ -1487,4 +1489,37 @@ export const fileRouter = router({
 
       return { uploadUrl, file }
     }),
+
+  /**
+   * Verify that files actually exist in storage (MinIO/S3).
+   * Returns a map of objectKey → exists boolean.
+   */
+  verifyFilesExist: adminProcedure
+    .input(
+      z.object({
+        files: z.array(
+          z.object({
+            bucket: z.string(),
+            objectKey: z.string(),
+          })
+        ).max(200),
+      })
+    )
+    .query(async ({ input }) => {
+      const { getMinioClient } = await import('@/lib/minio')
+      const client = getMinioClient()
+
+      const results: Record<string, boolean> = {}
+      await Promise.all(
+        input.files.map(async ({ bucket, objectKey }) => {
+          try {
+            await client.statObject(bucket, objectKey)
+            results[objectKey] = true
+          } catch {
+            results[objectKey] = false
+          }
+        })
+      )
+      return results
+    }),
 })