BuildingConnected
BuildingConnected
About BuildingConnected
BuildingConnected is the all-in-one bid management platform for construction professionals. Connect owners, general contractors, and subcontractors through a real-time construction network of over 1 million.
With features such as invitation sending, bid management, bid leveling, advanced analytics & reporting, subcontractor qualification, and more, users are invited to bid on projects directly from inside the platform. From there, the full bidding process can be managed in a single location, from project drawings up to the final bid.
Compare bids side by side and level centrally to increase transparency. Edit scope sheets if additional information is surfaced after bids have been received, and include unsolicited bids when leveling. Access every bid version to revisit original values and proposals.
BuildingConnected enables the analysis and mitigation of subcontractor risk through TradeTapp, with support for the automatic import of subcontractor contact and qualification data through API. Advanced analytics and reporting provide users with the need-to-know data for informed decisions, including historical costs, subcontractor relationships, and more.
Key benefits of BuildingConnected
• Businesses can track project activities from drawings to final bidding from a centralized location.
• It helps users compare bids and gain insights into costs, business performance and historical relationships with customers through real-time analytics.
• Users can track documents, integrate the system with cloud storage applications and receive notifications about bid packages.
• Businesses can send branded bid invitations, manage bid leveling processes and monitor wins by location.
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- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great software for receiving bids.
Reviewed on 22/05/2018
Smoother bids days and was of communicating with my sub contractors.
Smoother bids days and was of communicating with my sub contractors.
Pros
The added value to communicate with all my sub contractors at one given time in one specific scope of work is priceless. I have been using this for over a year and have grown to love all its free features and the paid version is even better. Being able to price check all the bids side by side.
Cons
Getting everyone on board to use the software. Sometimes that is the only challenge that I have. But when everyone is on board man do bid days go so smooth.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Favorable Review of Building Connected
Reviewed on 20/08/2020
Very Good. Customer support is outstanding!
Very Good. Customer support is outstanding!
Pros
Helps find subcontractors and Suppliers in new areas
Cons
Convincing our subs to submit their proposals through Building Connected
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Building Connected - pros and cons
Reviewed on 25/08/2020
It is good for broadcasting bids, requires a lot of extra work to level bids and complete bid forms.
It is good for broadcasting bids, requires a lot of extra work to level bids and complete bid forms.
Pros
Nice interface, large list of available subs on the contact list
Cons
Many subcontractors struggle to use the software. It seems as if 1/3 to 1/2 of contacted subs do not get the message or do not respond
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Bid invite system that's well worth the price
Reviewed on 08/05/2022
Overall, this system is amazing. Implementation was simple. You can choose to dial in your uploads...
Overall, this system is amazing. Implementation was simple. You can choose to dial in your uploads with the integration team or start from scratch. Training was in person and super easy and fast. Online videos are available and customer support can help. Estimating teams will be blown away with how easy it is to customize a bid form, collect bids, soft award, complete bid leveling, and win jobs.
Pros
There are so many pros to this online application. To keep it brief: implementation is fast, training is about 15 - 30 minutes, ease of use is insane, capabilities are off the wall with online customizable bid forms, easy file sharing, massively amazing messaging system, brilliant bid leveling online which can be exported and manipulated further, and more! On top of all this, Building Connected integrates with other systems that complete the entire bid to project to close out process.
Cons
The greatest con about this software is that any and everyone can create a fee company listing, so you may view vendor/sub information that's invalid. However, if someone's responsible and reports and edit Building Connected will fix this. Most people don't seem to take this action, though. So don't be surprised if some of the listed information isn't 100% accurate.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
My thoughts having used BUILDING CONNECTED for a number of years.......
Reviewed on 07/10/2020
Very useful & user friendly, in general.
Very useful & user friendly, in general.
Pros
Super user friendly (for most who are 'remotely' tech savvy )
Cons
I dislike that subcontractors who view the ITB can close it and do not have to confirm their intent, thus wasting a lot of time when we have to call "non-responders". A feature whereby they cannot leave the ITB without conforming their intent, either way. This would save DAYS of phone calls on each bid chasing people who have no intent of bidding. OR, non-responders should get a daily automatic reminder until they do respond either way of their intent. This would force (most of them) to eventually confirm their intent.
Additionally if subcontractors from outside a certain radius (say 75 or 100 miles) of the proposed project location could be removed or blocked from the list when searching for potential bidders, that would be super helpful.
And in closing, if subcontractors listed under a certain trade /scope, under "+ Invite bidders", could be for that particular trade/ scope. There are too many, say for example Painters under site work, or electricians under ceramic tile .... needs to be cleaned up.
BuildingConnected FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for BuildingConnected.Q. What type of pricing plans does BuildingConnected offer?
BuildingConnected offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$3,600.00/year
- Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Contact BuildingConnected for pricing information.
Q. Who are the typical users of BuildingConnected?
BuildingConnected has the following typical customers:
11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does BuildingConnected support?
BuildingConnected supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does BuildingConnected support mobile devices?
BuildingConnected supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does BuildingConnected integrate with?
BuildingConnected integrates with the following applications:
Box, Egnyte, PlanGrid, Procore
Q. What level of support does BuildingConnected offer?
BuildingConnected offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat
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