BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product vs Trimble Accubid

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BuildingConnected is a great tool for construction managers and general contractors working over a wide area that rely on collecting multiple bids. BuildingConnected does a great job at presenting new contractors that may fit the bill for who you need to look at and price a job. Its simple interface allows you to easily see who the main point of contact is at a company, and place comments for your team to review after corresponding with these companies.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Engineering

Construction Company, 201-500 employees

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Trimble Accubid is incredible for when you need to take your time and get a bid out for a job. It allows you to create templates and reuse a lot of information for future work. However, sometimes for a smaller job, it can be a lot of information to enter, which becomes time-consuming when on short time frames.

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Gavin Scott-Miller

Project Manager

Gaylor ElectricElectrical & Electronic Manufacturing, 1001-5000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

Trimble Accubid

Plan distribution & viewing

Plan markups & sharing

Issue tracking & punchlists

Photo documentation

Jobsite reports

Document sharing

RFI tools

Collaboration & approvals

As-built drawings

Mobile app

Submittal design and management

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

Trimble Accubid

Takeoff tools

Job costing

Cost databases

Cost calculator

Bid creation

Pros

Helps keep track of multiple jobs at once
Helps sort your bid invites into won/lost/pending/archived etc.
It is a central location where general contractors can put all their updated files and addendum
Lets you see which contractors are bidding the same job so you can coordinate your estimating

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Matthew Smith

Estimator and Project Manager

Century Exteriors Inc.Construction, 11-50 employees

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Provides accurate NECA labor units for materials.
Keeps accurate costs of materials through regular updates.

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Jay Handleson

Project Manager

Morrow Meadows CorporationConstruction, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

There was a previous glitch where bid forms have been updated by subcontractors that have accessed a former version are not able to access the updated/new bid form.
I would like to see the ability for BuildingConnected to automatically send a bid reminder to bidders at a set amount of time prior to the bid date.

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Melanie Dodson

Preconstruction Manager

NOVO ConstructionConstruction, 1001-5000 employees

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While the tools provided are great, there could be more to allow more imaginative users to build their own.
The user interface is old and clunky.

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Garrett Gill

Estimator

Glynn ElectricConstruction, 201-500 employees

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Usability

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product 10.0

Based on 1 answer

Very easy to use.

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Diane Coughlin

Office Manager and PM Assist

SD Clifton Construction, Inc.Construction, 11-50 employees

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No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Support Rating

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product 8.9

Based on 14 answers

They are constantly reaching out to see if there is anything they can teach us. It can be a bit aggravating when it is constant, but I know that they have our best interest at heart. They also had all of us do multiple Skype meetings with a support rep to make sure we understood the software.

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Verified User

Analyst in Other

Construction Company, 201-500 employees

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Trimble Accubid 6.8

Based on 6 answers

The training packets are thorough and they are easy to understand. Live support is harder to come by, however, I haven't had any major problems that I have needed to overcome. The best support is not needing to have support in the first place. Ease of use makes this mostly not an issue.

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Gavin Scott-Miller

Project Manager

Gaylor ElectricElectrical & Electronic Manufacturing, 1001-5000 employees

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Implementation Rating

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product 10.0

Based on 2 answers

Quick and easy. Pretty much menu-driven

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Diane Coughlin

Office Manager and PM Assist

SD Clifton Construction, Inc.Construction, 11-50 employees

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No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Alternatives Considered

Have used BlueBook Construction, which has a smooth, quick search for local contractors. Still, they don't allow us the client project creation. I even had issues with them displaying proper project descriptions based upon was receiving inadequate and or erroneous bid proposals, and the engagement manager was not flexible in resolving the problem!

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Marcel Cicort

Estimator

Davaco LPConstruction, 1001-5000 employees

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McCormick is an accurate estimating solution, but is far too bulky too compete with Accubid. Pricing reports and breakout options in Accubid are far superior to McCormick. McCormick's on-screen take off may be a benefit to some, but not worth the trade off of Accubid's robust suite.ViewPoint is a small contractor solution that cannot compete on the scale of Accubid.

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Jay Handleson

Project Manager

Morrow Meadows CorporationConstruction, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

Allows our company to accurately estimate the cost of a project.
Helps us to reach out to qualified subcontractors based on past experience and history with our company.
Contains bid leveling capabilities to ensure that all proposals cover a full scope of work.

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Verified User

Employee in Professional Services

Construction Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Helps produce more accurate estimates.
Allows us to break scopes out without having to re-perform an estimate.

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Garrett Gill

Estimator

Glynn ElectricConstruction, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

Trimble Accubid

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

Trimble Accubid

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

Trimble Accubid

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

Trimble Accubid

BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product

Trimble Accubid

Likelihood to Recommend