Key Features

• Bid Solicitation: Create and filter bidder lists by trades or sections. Filter unqualified subs by zip codes, areas, job types and prequalification statuses. Enable subcontractors to automatically respond to bids and request RFIs directly from the system. 
• Bid Invitations: Send ITBs (invitations to bid) to multiple contractors through email or fax. Sort contacts by divisions or trades to help shorten the time involved in sending out invitations and focus on other important bidding procedures. 
• Addendum Management: Create and send customized addendums to specific subcontractor groups such as HVAC or plumbing. 
• CRM: Access fax and email logs to track conversations effectively. View lists of failed faxes to plan alternative communication strategies. Send faxes using web-based faxing functionality. Add notes to bidder lists to avoid miscommunication. 
• Subcontractor Directory: Filter subcontractors by zip codes, unions, job types, certifications and more. Find subs based in different locations by typing trade descriptions in the search bar. 
• Bid Leveling: Create itemized bid tabulation sheets to compare multiple bids simultaneously. Identify scope discrepancies and develop strategies to overcome them. Export data to Excel or convert them to PDFs to evaluate bids effectively. 
• Risk Management: Generate electronic questionnaires using drag-and-drop functionality to help prequalify subcontractors. Fax or email prequalification forms to subs. Encourage bidders to upload relevant files like insurance certificates and financial documents. 
• Integrations: Identify and mitigate risks, track workers’ activities, simplify workflows and manage submittals by integrating with eSUB and Procore. 
• Bid Tracking: Move projects to bid boards to streamline bidding processes. View and track bids in real time to avoid missing out on important updates. 
• Plan Room: Set project statuses as private or public to manage data exposure among subs. Enable subcontractors to download documents as zip files with just a single click. Upload files of all sizes and create unlimited folders to organize them. 

Limitations

•  Lacks integration with construction management systems other than Procore, Stack and eSUB. 
•  Doesn’t offer robust lead generation tools. 
•  Steep learning curve. 
•  Doesn’t offer an intuitive mobile app. 

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