Challenge: When it comes to delivering your invitations to bid, it’s no surprise that an email invitation remains the most effective method of distribution. However, subcontractors can’t respond with proposals if they never get your ITB, so making sure that your invitations are getting maximum deliverability is vital to getting top, qualified bids back.Read more

  Challenge: The preparation of a good invitation to bid or request for proposal for subcontractors is both the most important and possibly the most difficult step in the preconstruction process. Implementing the wrong invitation to bid format can mean your subcontractors will not read or even receive your ITB, which can cause low volumeRead more

  Challenge: Whether you use an FTP site or another cloud service to house your construction documents, it’s essential to know what project documents have been accessed or downloaded by your subcontractors or vendors. Attaching any of these documents to an email does not ensure that the recipient has actually downloaded the respective files orRead more

The bid management process can be a stressful part of construction for general contractors. However, by utilizing construction bidding software, GCs can take the crazy out of bid day and supply their precon team with the tools to effectively communicate with subcontractors and manage project invites to save time and money. Below are seven of the top online bidding software features that help general contractors take control of the preconstruction process, so they can win more projects.   1. SimpleRead more

Bid Day. Inevitably, one of the most stressful days for contractors everywhere. Bid Day is often considered one of the most time consuming and frustrating processes in construction. SmartBid, a product of JBKnowledge, luckily takes the crazy out of Bid Day! SmartBid makes bid management easier. General contractors can access SmartBid on the web orRead more

How Specialty Contractors Utilize SmartBid Forming the right team and communicating effectively are essential activities for any successful project.  In construction, this can translate to hours on hours of intensive computer work, manually tracking email communications and navigating a variety of different computer applications.  Excel, in particular, can be gruesome to use when scrolling throughRead more