BuildingConnected Pro Reviews

I like how clean the UI is and all the projects I get access to.

That there arent more tiers to the membership. I do not need all the services, I just need ITBs.

Lead generation problem and RFI and Addendums that get issued regularly.

.Building Connected helps me seamlessly bid on projects

Building Connected's prequal communication management sometimes can be frustrating to connect with clients

Bidding on and winning projects and jobs

It is extremely helpful in managing the bid process. We were previously soliciting all bids via email and trying to track who things had been sent to and sending out follow up information or updated plans was a nightmare. This keeps everything in once place for everyone in our organization to access easily.

I don't have many complaints about Building Connected Pro honestly. It's a simple system that does what it says it will do.

Building connected has taken us out of the world of soliciting bids via email and which was an absolute nightmare to track. Sending out updates and worrying that someone was left off of the list was very common using that method. With Building Connected we are able to manage the entire bid process, send updates to the whole group instantly, and keep things organized without extra steps. We can import lists of bidders from previous projects and star our favorites to work with. It is also very helpful when we have out of town projects where we aren't familiar with the local contractors. It allows us to search for contractors within a certain radius of each project and normally we may not have known about them.

It's perfect for managing everything for our bids and centralizing access for bidders and subcontractors: drawings, specifications, and addendum files.

Occasionally, I wish that we could make changes to some of the information on behalf of subcontractors because they apparently think that we manage the directory. It's probably for the best that we can't just because of the administrative burden.

Not having to send multiple, individual emails to send files that are often too large, print hard copies, or manage a Dropbox for subs is fantastic. When we've worked with other bidding platforms, we frequently have to do some combination of all 3.

I enjoy its reach and ability to cultivate a subcontractor base. It's easy to assemble bid packages and solicit bids from a wide range of subs. It's helpful to have a single platform in which to contact our subs on and takes a lot of the chance out of emails or other platform's communication not being delivered or seen in time.

Some of the contact management tools are still super clunky. Bidders are able to be tagged internally, but tracking or sorting them by those metrics is often unreliable. It is also unfortunate that as the GC, we're unable to make any changes or suggested changes to the bidders profiles. Subs should, of course, be able to manage their own accounts, but we have no ability on our end to change the contact emails, or add a contact to an existing company profile. We are at the whims of the Building Connected team to manually make the updates or recommendations that we suggest.

BC addresses the problem of being able to quickly and easily distribute bid invites for ongoing construction projects. It simplifies and centralizes the subcontractor/GC communication system, and allows for the acceptance and comparison of bid proposals.

Building connected was a great software to invite and connect with subcontractors and clients about new projects .

Not a BuildingConnected issue but a lot of subcontractors would submit proposals directly to the estimators email not through the system. While this is ok and you can manually enter them in the system, it becomes tedious on multiple jobs with hundreds of subs. BC also have a data reporting that pulls from those subs sending the number through the system so those number can be skewed when doing it this way.

With BuidingConnected it was easy to send out bid invites to multiple trades quickly and efficiently. BC would provide data back on how many people were invited, who plans on bidding and counts bids received. Its a great tool to see real-time data on subs responding and bidding to help mitigate gaps in coverage or highlight areas of risk.

It's one convenient site where I'm able to get addendums, documents, bidding details, ask questions, etc. One source of all information, that also allows me to track my pursuits--which ones I've one and lost, when to follow up, etc.

I dislike the fact that it allows the bidders to bid multiple items all at once, without bothering to separate any information or make any sort of distinction between trades and professional services. I'm sure it's more convenient for THEM to just throw all documents up there without any sort of RFP, and let the bidders sort through and figure out what is needed, but it is frustrating from the bidding end.

Also, there is often not a rhyme or reason as to which of our company contacts receives the invite on BuildingConnected. Despite the fact that I am the main contact for our company, there have still been occasions where I did not receive the invite, and was locked out of project bidding.

It would be easier to answer what I don't like. Uploading data was easy, creating bid invite templates was easy, sending out invites was easy, you can customize bid forms by trade/bid package, and best of all the bid leveling is briliiant! Of course you can also make notes on a record when following up with bidding vendors.

I don't like how we aren't able to control the data. For example, if I know a contact is no longer with the vendor and have received the new contact, I can't do a thing! I have to notify BuildingConnected to update the record. Meanwhile, I have to make a note to remember on the next bid invite to send things to the new contact because BuildingConnected controls the data rather than letting us correct the contacts or company address, etc.

Take your time when uploading your vendors. BuildingConnected will let you move really quick and even compromise on this step because of how easy their system is to use. but if you take your time then bid results will be even better.

When attending training listen to what the trainer says. Don't assume or create your own process. Follow the process the system requires or you'll get confused or think something is wrong.

Sorting by client, location, value, etc.

There is not much to dislike. The product does what it is supposed to perform.

Management of preconstruction bidding database and easily assign to the correct employee

This program is fantastic for tendering a scope of work and finding trades that will give you a quote. Very easy to use and set up. You can include company's that are on building connect or even invite your preferred trades that are not on building connect. Communication and adjustment to the tender package are straightforward, and there is no need to send an email to each contractor.

I have not found a downfall yet on this program, and I am pleased with what it does for me at the moment. Not too sure how much it costs to run and get each person access to the program, but it's awesome to use.

Building connect is solving a few items for our company. One is to find trades/contractors in a specific area that does the work you require (MUA maintenance, Hanger door repair). We also use this program to put out tenders for a particular scope of work. The program will list all the contractors that deal with the scope, and we can request a quote.