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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ConstructConnect Bid Management

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ACombining the functionality of SmartBid and iSqFt, the ConstructConnect Bid Management platform lets users send invitations to bid, prequalify subcontractors, build a network, and secure bid coverage.N/A

    IBM Maximo Real Estate and Facilities

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM Maximo Real Estate and Facilities (formerly Tririga) is an integrated workplace management system (IWMS) supporting facilities management, real estate portfolio management, space management, and environmental / energy management.N/A
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    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAs a cloud-based solution, our clients can scale their access annually depending on the number of users. Subcontractors invited to bid or prequalify in the system receive access at no cost.—
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    Community Pulse
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    ConstructConnect Bid ManagementIBM Maximo Real Estate and Facilities
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of ConstructConnect Bid Management and IBM Maximo Real Estate and Facilities
    Feature
    ConstructConnect Bid Management
    6.1
    8 Ratings
    22% below category average
    IBM Maximo Real Estate and Facilities
    -
    Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing7.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Photo documentation1.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing7.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    RFI tools6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    As-built drawings8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Submittal design and management1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Specifications7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of ConstructConnect Bid Management and IBM Maximo Real Estate and Facilities
    Feature
    ConstructConnect Bid Management
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    IBM Maximo Real Estate and Facilities
    -
    Ratings
    Bid creation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ConstructConnect Bid ManagementIBM Maximo Real Estate and Facilities
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    ConstructConnect
    SmartBid is also very useful for conducting sub-contracting analysis and management simulations in the didactic field. The procedures for sharing documents are helpful, but the graphic can be improved. Many forms can be pre-filled. This helps a lot in saving time and money! SmartBid is great for exporting and/or sending single or mass emails. However, as mentioned, it would be useful to simplify some pre-construction processes and improve the overall communication
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    IBM
    It is great for organizations who have complex data or large amounts of data. For an organization that has small amounts of data or very simple processes TRIRIGA might be too much. It can handle small data and processes but the costs of implementing and supporting might be greater than the reward that would be provided. It also has a lot of room to grow. You can utilize existing forms and business objects or you can custom build new ones to fit business needs.
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    Pros
    ConstructConnect
    • It's very easy to set up a job and manage who receives solicitations. You can also keep detailed notes on who've you contacted and see if they're actually downloading and reviewing the documents.
    • You can add a confidentiality agreement clause which they must accept before accessing the documents. It then stores this information if it ever needs to be accessed. This is much cleaner and easier then sending out a NDA form and having the subcontractor return it before actually sending drawings/docs.
    • You can send Invitations to Bid and set it up to continue sending these ITB's until the subcontractor responds. However, this can also be a negative point because once you set up a delayed ITB, it doesn't update as the subcontractors view and respond to the ITB's. So if a sub is "Not Responded" and you set up a delayed ITB to fire off every day for 5 days, and the sub responds after day 2, that sub will continue to receive ITB's for all 5 days.
    • Uploading drawings is quick and easy. It's especially convenient if you link to one of your cloud services such as Egnyte, Google Drive, etc.
    • The search tools are quick and easy and often very accessible from any page.
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    IBM
    • Diverse categories of requests available
    • Ability to be as descriptive as possible without character limit
    • Ease of mass resource assignment for tasks
    • Ease of mass maintenance task/request printing work orders
    • Clean site layout that is easy to navigate
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    Cons
    ConstructConnect
    • Create sub categories under other trades that allow to better narrow down the exact jobs you are looking for.
    • Not send repeatetive emails for the same projects.
    • Make the service more affordable to small business's looking to grow.
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    IBM
    • In order to get into the back end and manage spaces, there are too many "clicks" and pop up boxes to get to the area that is needed, which causes delays and confusions.
    • It can be a bit slow when processing requests, pulling up maps.
    • Trigia holds a lot of information, which is good but it could be easier to get to at times.
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    Usability
    ConstructConnect
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    IBM
    I give it this rating because it has more than one way to get to most forms but it can be hard to navigate if you don't know the terms TRIRIGA uses. Also being a new developer can bring up issues with not knowing exactly where certain things are found. The documentation doesn't help too much sometimes since the TRIRIGA community is pretty small.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ConstructConnect
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    IBM
    In the almost 7 months I have been working on my current project there has been exactly one unplanned outage. This was in the QA environment during data migration and was caused by a workflow that was circular and self referencing which caused the processing JAVA memory to spike, not resolve and then crash the server.
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    Performance
    ConstructConnect
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    IBM
    TRIRIGA does a good job of this, being a server based web application it is like other web based systems so it's not as fast as a client server application or a local system but it is very consistent across locations and for different roles and employees. This does allow consistent use no matter where people are located. It also does a fair job of notifying the user when it is loading with the spinning circle or hour glass. The reports can get fairly complex but native TRIRIGA reports perform well even when they are complex. They can be a little slow if they are fetching 100's of 1000's of rows but this doesn't take more than 10 or so seconds. I have yet to write a native report that takes more than 20 seconds and that 20 second report is getting data from 4 BO's and nets over 130K rows.
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    Support Rating
    ConstructConnect
    SmartBid has an excellent support team that is always at your service. Any problem I've had (when I've even had them) has been resolved almost immediately, along with tips on how to avoid them in the future. If you're looking for a program with excellent customer service, look no further than SmartBid.
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    IBM
    The process does seem to take some time and has to go through a preset escalation process. IBM does a good job of communicating through the process, it just seems to take it's natural course.
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    Implementation Rating
    ConstructConnect
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    IBM
    Do research on the client processes and determine which modules need to be implemented and in which order they should be implemented in.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ConstructConnect
    iSqFt is a solid competitor in the bidding/estimating platform world but as a user, Building Connected is the front runner. iSqFt lacks on the collaboration side and isn't as easy to use and access as its competitors. Building Connected is used by most of our clients so it's easier to use because there is more information in one place.
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    IBM
    Much faster web based program with more category options and ease of mass batch printing.
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    Scalability
    ConstructConnect
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    IBM
    TRIRIGA can be split into many servers and is easily scaled over multiple environments. TRIRIGA is also capable of being implemented on multiple operating systems and a wide range of environments with different database management systems. This makes it easy for clients to choose since they can choose vendors they have previous relationships with or are required to use for various reasons.
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    Return on Investment
    ConstructConnect
    • SmartBid helps eliminate jumping all over the place, all your invites are on one system.
    • It allows us to see who and how many general contractors are bidding, let’s us know if it’s a job worth spending time on.
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    IBM
    • It's a positive and works well with the business.
    • It doesn't "stand out" from competitors but has great potential if updates were establisthed.
    • The pros outweigh the cons when using Tririga.
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