BidPlanroom is construction bidding software for general contractors, offering plan room, prequalification, and bid tracking features.
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BidPlanroom
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BidPlanroom provides a comprehensive solution for general contractors to manage their construction bidding process. It offers a digital plan room with unlimited storage for plans and documents, supporting quick viewing, uploading, downloading, and versioning. The software facilitates sending company-branded Invitations to Bid (ITBs) to subcontractors, with options to import past lists or filter by various criteria. A BidTracker feature allows for organized tracking of bidders, their bid intentions, and whether they have viewed plans. Correspondence tools enable project-level announcements for updates like addenda and date changes, with options to notify specific trades or groups. The platform includes powerful prequalification tools with a custom form builder for risk assessment, allowing approval, denial, and rating of submissions, as well as access to historical data. BidPlanroom also serves as a centralized system for managing subcontractors, allowing categorization by custom trades and groups, with private company data control. Employee management is supported with unlimited users and customizable permissions for different roles in the bid process. Custom trade management allows organization using CSI codes or custom categories. The software offers centralized application support and provides GC-branded BidPlanrooms for free subcontractor access.
Features & Benefits
- Bid Project Management: Allows public or private listing of projects with full control over exposure and access.
- Online Plan Room: Provides unlimited storage for project plans with integrated document management and versioning, secured by Citrix® ShareFile.
- Invitations To Bid (ITBs): Enables sending branded ITBs with flexible recipient selection and easy update of bounced email addresses.
- BidTracker: Organizes bidders, statistics, and notes in a single view, tracking plan views and bid intentions.
- Prequalification Tools: Facilitates bidder qualification with custom forms, approval/denial capabilities, and access to historical submissions.
- Subcontractor Management: Centralizes subcontractor data with custom categorization and employee access control.
- Employee Management: Offers unlimited employee users with customizable permissions for efficient bid process management.