BuildingConnected Pro
Helpful information for using our bid management tool.
To see release notes for BuildingConnected Pro and other BuildingConnected products, click here.
Getting started
- Online training: BuildingConnected 101
- Online training: Best practices to increase subcontractor bidding
- Online training: General contractors
- Does BuildingConnected have a mobile app? (General contractors)
- How general contractors can start a trial, purchase, or renew BC Pro
- How to inquire about pricing for BC Pro (general contractors)
Projects
- How general contractors can add bidders to projects
- How to create a project in BuildingConnected
- Online training: How to create a project
- How to publish a project in BuildingConnected
- How to find your invitations to bid
- How to view, download, and print submitted bids (General contractors)
Bid packages
- How to leave internal notes for individual bidders
- How to edit bid package information after a project is published
- What do I do if there are duplicate companies in my bidder list?
- How to resend a bid invitation
- How general contractors can duplicate bid packages
- How to add bid packages to projects
Best practices
- A bidder said they submitted, but I don't see it on my end. What is going on?
- Sending invites to the correct point of contact for a subcontractor company
- Best practices for setting up a project in BuildingConnected
- Best practices for managing your bid package table
- Best practices for owners setting up projects (BC Pro)
- How general contractors can add coworkers to project teams
Search feature
- How to find and add bidders using “Search”
- How to filter your bidder search by domestic companies
- How to “flag and hide” companies who appear in bidder search for incorrect trades
- How to invite bidders to projects using the slider feature
- How to search for subcontractors you have worked with before
- What are preferred companies? (BC Pro)
Messages
- Can I unsend or delete a sent message? (General contractors)
- Project notifications (BC Pro)
- How general contractors can send messages to subcontractors
- How general contractors can view and reply to messages
- How general contractors can attach files to project messages
- How can I print project messages?
Files
Bid forms
- Project bid forms overview (BC Pro)
- Scope-specific bid forms overview (BC Pro)
- How to print your bid forms (BC Pro)
- How to import quantities from Assemble into Bid Forms (BC Pro)
- How general contractors can update bid forms that are currently in use (BC Pro)
- How to create scope-specific bid forms (BC Pro)
Bid leveling
- Online training: Bid Leveling
- How general contractors can make cost adjustments in Bid Leveling (BC Pro)
- How to add a proposal from within the Bid Leveling tab
- How to manage "Additional Items' in Bid Leveling (BC Pro)
- How to leave notes on individual proposals from within the Bid Leveling tab
- How to color cells within the Bid Leveling tab (BC Pro)
Proposal viewer
NDA protected projects & sealed bids
- What is an NDA protected project? (BC Pro)
- How general contractors can create an NDA protected project (BC Pro)
- How general contractors can create electronically sealed projects (BC Pro)
- How general contractors can designate a Bid Admin for sealed projects (BC Pro)
- How general contractors can unseal bids (BC Pro)
- How general contractors can see which bidders have signed an NDA for a project (BC Pro)
Maintaining quality network data
- What to do if two companies should be merged
- How general contractors can import their bidder lists into BuildingConnected
- How general contractors can leave internal reviews on a company profile
- What to do when contacts have “Invalid Emails” in BuildingConnected
- I suggested an edit and nothing happened - what do I do?
- What are “contacts” and how can I add more?
Bidder List Templates
- How general contractors can create bidder list templates
- How general contractors can add bid packages to bidder list templates
- How general contractors can add bidders to bidder list templates
- How general contractors can share bidder list templates with colleagues
- How general contractors can remove bidders from bidder list templates
- How general contractors can edit bidder list templates
Reports
Calendar
- Online training: Calendar for BC Pro
- How to print your calendar (BC Pro)
- How general contractors can sync their BuildingConnected calendar with Google Calendar
- How general contractors can sync their BuildingConnected calendar with Outlook/Office 365
- How general contractors can sync their BuildingConnected calendar with their iPhone
- How general contractors can sync their BuildingConnected calendar with iCalendar
Contacts
Additional Bid Manager Tools
- Online training: Project Analytics (BC Pro)
- Online training: Bid history and cost data (BC Pro)
- How to add and remove filters from bid history (BC Pro)
- How to view and download project history (BC Pro)
- How to view and download bid history (BC Pro)
- How to add and remove filters from project history (BC Pro)