How subcontractors can prevent errors when forwarding invites from Outlook (Bid Board Pro)

Your subscription to Bid Board Pro includes the ability to forward invites into your BuildingConnected account. This functionality helps you stay organized by allowing you to keep all of your invites in one place, even if the invitation to bid was not sent through BuildingConnected. 

A great way to ensure that all invites from your inbox are forwarded to BuildingConnected is by setting up automatic forwarding rules for your inbox in Outlook. This article goes over best practices to follow when setting up automatic forwarding rules in Outlook.


To prevent errors when setting up automatic forwarding rules

Instructions for how to set up automatic forwarding rules in Outlook are available here.

When setting up automatic forwarding rules in Outlook, it is important to add [e-mail] as the recipient in the “To” field and not in the “BCC” field. This will prevent any errors from occurring.