#1 most frequent
United States of America
86.6%206 installations of 238
What is ConstructConnect Bid Management?
Combining 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.
Categories & Use Cases
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Top Performing Features
Issue tracking & punchlists
Users can track issues from the field, and create punchlists upon substantial completion.
Category average: 8.3
Jobsite reports
Users can create and share reports on jobsite safety, daily progress, etc.
Category average: 8.1
Bid creation
Allows users to use bid packages or templates to quickly and efficiently create bids based off of cost estimates.
Category average: 7.8
Areas for Improvement
Photo documentation
Users can document construction progress and/or issues by uploading photos from the field.
Category average: 8.2
Plan markups & sharing
Users can annotate plans from the field and easily share plans/markups with other project stakeholders.
Category average: 7.5
Submittal design and management
Tools that allow users to draft and build submittals, track their status, submit them online, annotate submittal PDFs, and send submittal approval online.
Category average: 8
Who Buys & Uses ConstructConnect Bid Management
#2 most frequent
Canada
5.5%13 installations of 238
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.7%4 installations of 238
SmartBid: speeding up and increasing the efficiency of projects
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use SmartBid both for educational purposes in Management engineering courses at the University where I work and in managing complex restoration works for historic buildings. In particular, SmartBid is very useful in managing complex construction sites in all the different phases of intervention (from diagnostics to conservation). We use the free version of the software with our students. SmartBid helps us to save precious time. It is also handy software to store working documents and share them with all workers.
Pros
- SmartBid is awesome in storing documents.
- Managing the different intervention phases.
- It allows you to easily control the exchange of all the documentation with all customers and sub-contractors.
Cons
- The graphical interface needs improvements to make it easier to use.
- Some operations are not fully automated.
- Currently, it is impossible to track what all users modify. User monitoring is the key, considering that we work with complex historic buildings.
Return on Investment
- It has incredibly increased our efficiency. SmartBid allows you to speed up complex operations through significant simplification.
- SmartBid allows you to work even remotely (smart working). This made us possible to follow various construction sites from a distance.
- It helps manage and monitor different projects together. The documentation is always accessible, and this incredibly increases the speed of execution of the interventions in construction sites.
Other Software Used
Adobe Analytics, Revit, Autodesk Civil 3D
SmartBid is a smart choice
Pros
- Email alerts for invites, withdraws, addendum and special notes.
- Quickly respond bidding/unsure/not bidding.
Cons
- Ability to download all without having to be a zip file.
- Provide a submittal board for questions and answers.
Return on Investment
- 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.
Alternatives Considered
BuildingConnected
Other Software Used
Bluebeam Revu, BuildingConnected, Microsoft 365 Business, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Flow, WeTransfer, Microsoft Publisher
iSqFt is a trusted bidding/estimating platform for the construction industry
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
As a subcontractor, we are a user of iSqFt as part of our bidding and estimating process. Our general contractor clients send us bid invitations through iSqFt along with the project documents, specifications, and drawings for each project. The platform allows for sharing documents and information easily with all project stakeholders.
Pros
- Document Sharing
- Communication
- Bid Platform
Cons
- Integration with other bidding platforms
- Integration with ProCore
- Easier access for team members
Return on Investment
- Allows us to receive project bids from clients
- Allows potential clients to send us project bids
- Has gotten us jobs
Alternatives Considered
Building Stack, Procore and SmartBid
Other Software Used
BuildingConnected, an Autodesk product, Procore, PicMonkey, Canva, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
iSqFt is simple to use and can produce many project opportunities
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
iSqFt helps me keep track of upcoming projects and bidding opportunities in my area. It has projects listed that I may not have been aware of if not through their platform. iSqFt also send emails when new bidding opportunities featuring my scope become available which is a great for someone who is busy bidding projects because it eliminates the time it takes digging through the bid boards to find relevant projects.
Pros
- preemptively sends emails for new opportunities related to my scope.
- Has features to narrow down the exact opportunities you are looking for.
- Has an extremely simple to use web interface.
Cons
- 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.
Return on Investment
- It has helped increase exposure and the number of General Contractors we can meet and bid with
- It has caused some wasted time by digging through bids that do not have all the relevant information to issue a proposal
- It has made bidding opportunities easier by sending them directly to us.
Alternatives Considered
PlanHub
Other Software Used
Procore, AutoCAD, NitroAccelerator
Snail Slow iSqFt
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I have to use iSqFt when a general contractor sends me a bid invite thru their service. I am the only one who uses it in our company. iSqFt would be a great asset to me because it gets me plans, bid invites etc.
Pros
- It allows me access to plans and specifications on job that I been invited to bid on.
- Also keeps track of addendums and the bid date in case they change it.
Cons
- iSqFt has one major flaw that makes it a pain to use. I go there to get plans and specs. You think a company that sends you plans and specs would have a faster download speed, it takes forever to get the plans and specs. I usually find a way around iSqFt to get the plans and specs.
Return on Investment
- I have done a lot of take-offs on iSqFt and won a few that I have done on there but like I said, if I can get the plans elsewhere I do.
Alternatives Considered
Procore
Other Software Used
BidClerk, BuildingConnected
