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Bidding is what we do at the preliminary stage of a contract, this product gives us the privilege to organise and gather contractors information, review and preview their bids, in other to make a perfect selection base on excellence and their presented cost feasibility, we also use the product for estimating new project cost.

the problem of getting sub-contractors on board to know how to use the product to submit their bids, and keeping companies information updated ones submitted seems to be impossible

Nice interface, large list of available subs on the contact list

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

It makes finding out of town bidders a breeze. It’s great for building relationships with subcontractors and keeping on top of the bid process. Being able to see who viewed the invitations, who plans on bidding and who isn’t opening them is so helpful. The ability to send messages to the whole project or just an isolated trade saves so much time.

It’s a bit expensive and seems to go up every year without adding much additional functionality. The bid leveling tool isn’t all that useful because it doesn’t take into consideration the fact that bids aren’t always apples to apples.

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.

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.

I love the ease of use and user friendliness as well as the sheer volume of subs in the database.

I do not like that there are so many subs mis-tagged (IE demo subs labeled as Plumbers, cleaning companies listed as framers, etc...)

It gives the subcontractor a smooth process in obtaining the contract documents for a project. The contractor has the ability to upload and list all required information. The user interface is very easy to use and everything is straight forward.

There isn't much not to like. I do wish that there was a folder style download system so that single sheets could be downloaded if necessary.

I use this software to access potential projects to bid on. It is very easy to navigate through our clients projects and find drawings/schedules we need. I receive an email any time there are new files uploaded to a project, so I always no when I have the most updated information.

I don't have anything negative to say about this software. I just wish all of our clients used Building Connected so I could find every project we are working on all in one place!

I definitely love this software. Love the database and love the ease in adding new people to an invitation after it's already been publishes. I like having these things "at my fingertips" so to speak. I like it's ease in navigation - FOR THE MOST PART, THAT IS. I have indicted below what I did not like.Most of the time I think it's very user-friendly.

My only negatives are with regard to ease of use when it comes to navigating the site. It seems a little "clunky" sometimes that you have to go through the steps you do to get to certain areas from other areas.....meaning that I think it could be more streamlined to access companies or individuals when you are in one screen without having to get out of where you are and "re-navigate." This among other small switching back & forth situations and hiding columns that I'd like to see have the option of staying "static" or in-view, are just about the only things I'd change. One last thing: I'd also like to be able to add individuals to a company account (as a GC adding to a subcontractor account) - I say this because often the one person I want to invite is not on their account and I have to stop and call the company and ask them to add their person. This of course happens when subcontractors are not diligent enough with keeping up their accounts and I know is hard to track....just a suggestion.....Other than that I think it is a valuable tool and really enjoy using it.

This software is paramount is organizing and presenting critical bidding information, not only to our subs but also relaying that information back to our Estimating team. The software can be setup to accommodate different levels of detail, with individual projects, or individual bid packages for each project. Easily distribute and download critical project documents.

A few of our "outdated" subcontractors are hesitant to login and interact with the system.

The organization of the bid list by due date is great. It's important sometimes to search an archived project. Huge time saver having a dedicated email auto populating the bid list and auto populating some of the project information. The bid form notification of being read is great to have reassurance that the proposal was received. The comment section is great for notes to other team members.

The planhub invites not auto populating client information is frustrating. The split screen on the bid board is useful or needed, split screen with limited views of both screens. One screen with all the info would be more useful. When you need more info you open the project. The right hand screen is not used.

General ease of use. Easy to sign folks up and get them started quickly. Customer service is also very helpful.

Not enough reports available and not a great printout. I wish there were more report options that were more easily accessed. I would like to quickly run a full report on a particular sub - general contact info, projects they have been invited to, if they replied, if they bid, etc. A quick snapshot of the company as a whole.
Also, the management of contact data is terrible. There are lots of flagged contacts and they aren't resolved by BC. Often, the admin of the company is the one no longer there and then nobody can make the edit.

That the system is intuitive and easy to use.

Building out the sub list and managing the contacts could be better for projects that have special requirements. Certifications are not specific enough and are self reported by the subs so they are not always accurate for finding subs to fulfill the requirements.

Ease of communicating to the Trade Partners, Ease of uploading documents, Ease of Bid Leveling

for Sealed Bids, there is default language that is added that is confusing to the bidders.

Everything that I need to access is clearly labeled and separated from each other. This makes the software very user friendly. Files are labeled clearly and easy to view in quick view or to be downloaded.

Features on this software are great. I would say the one thing I like least about BuildingConnected is having to spell out our scope of work when sending documents in. For example, the drop down list that explains what work we do did not provide an option that was close to what we do which is landscape and irrigation. This can go with sending in proposals as well, I have to type out the scope of work which makes it seem less professional.

This software platform is intuitive and easy to use. The public contractor database is already populated with most people we work with, adding other contacts is easy as inputting an email address!

Communicating with every invited bidder or just a subset with follow up information is just as easy.

We've submitted a couple suggested enhancements, the Building Connected team is always willing to listen to feedback and improve the platform.

The software is user friendly. The navigation to get from task to another is with ease. It manages and gives a report of subtrades expression of interest to bid and submission is a great tool. Our internal team is able to view the progress/ status of the project, which makes life easier.

I would like to see an option for the administrator to add/delete subtrade contacts (as majority of the time the information/ contacts are outdated). Example: Employee no longer with company, etc.
We should have the option to modify contacts / emails.

The interface is very user friendly overall. The network of contractors is very helpful.

The communication tends to come across to the contractors like a spam email and is ignored. I find myself needing to always follow up with a company email to get any real traction in communication. I also don't like the fact that the contractors can not be deleted after they are in the bid package. there are errors made sometimes and it would be nice to be able to delete.

It is the best "software" on the market. With the integration into the whole Autodesk family, BuildingConnected is definitely the best "bang for your buck".

The only thing is one item, and I have told this to many of the programmers; to be able to enlarge the left side of the trades on the project window.

This program is easy to use and has a large database. It is very useful in organizing bids.

I wish you could have the program pick the maximun number of subs available as default instead of 10 subs in each scope and then having to move the scale to a higher number. We always want a maximun number of subs invited in each scope.