In today's construction industry general contractors can solicit thousands of subcontractors with a single email blast, your companies decision on what bid invitations to accept should be based on the following:
- Does our company have a successful history with the client issuing the bid?
- Is the invitation for a project where the customer is bidding or purchasing?
- Is this a budget-only solicitation where no award is possible from your free bid?
- Is the project a sealed bid to an owner, construction manager, architect, or other authority?
- How many subcontractors in my trade received the same invitation?
- What is the scope of work for our trade?
- What are the payment terms? Can our company secure a deposit and payments, or will we need to self finance?
- Is retainage required, and what are the project specific retainage parameters?
- Are there government certification goals or bonding requirements?
- Can we meet the bid due date?
- Is the project fully funded and/or phased?
- What are the site work hours and labor requirements?
- What is the project schedule?
- Is it an OCIP or CCIP project?
- What is the project's tax status?
- Who is the project architect, and do we have a track record with them?
- Are delegate or deferred submittals required?
- Is there a trade consultant or field testing for our trade?
- What are the site logistics and prequalification requirements?
- Do we need subscriptions to any project specific websites?
Bid Manager Pro compiles, sorts, and presents valuable information from your companies previous bids enabling your team to make coordinated, data driven decisions on which invitations to accept.
Bid Manager Pro, already the best bid management program available for subcontractors, is continually developing operations features pushing Bid Manager Pro to becoming the best company management program available for subcontractors.
Upcoming Upgrades
- Desktop file synchronization: access your company files without a web browser.
- Interactive synchronized forms (AIA Billing, AIA billing, estimates, purchase orders, Service Calls, transmittal's, etc.).
Bid Manager Pro is simple to use and does not require excessive data entry.
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