ConstructConnect uses your profile information to auto-generate suggested searches that can return projects most closely aligning with your business. Rated by Match Score, you can immediately see which projects are the best match for your company. You can search for projects and companies using keywords and phrases that you want to find by searching by project or company name, or a project’s description, details, or documents.
You can also select your search type – an exact match of a keyword or phrase (e.g., “concrete forming”) or a “smart” search that will look for variations of a keyword string (e.g., “concrete form”, “concrete forms”, “concrete formulation”). If you’re unsure what type of search to use, download this helpful tip sheet for future reference. You can also access this search guide at any time by clicking on the lightbulb icon in the search bar (shown below).
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Once you’ve identified your search terms, you can give your search a name and save it for future use. You can also add color-coded search tags or select a search as your default to make it easier to find those particular search results at a later time.
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From the left sidebar menu on any page, click on the spyglass icon to display the Find Opportunities page. On that page, begin by entering a keyword or keyword phrase in the search bar.
This will display the Search In section with a series of checkboxes that you can select and the Search Type with the options for Exact o Smart search. These sections allow you to tell the system where you’d like to search (e.g., project documents) and what kind of search you’d like to use (e.g., a smart search to broaden your search results). Applying multiple project search types will act as an “OR” search for all selected project areas except for document search which is always treated as an “AND” (i.e., Name OR Description OR Details) AND Documents).
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Search In
The Search In section allows you to choose where you want to search within, Name, Description, Details, or Documents. You may select one, many, or all of the options for your search.
By default, Details is selected. Below is a list of the fields that are searched in when Details is selected:
Project Name
Project ID
Solicitation #
Status
Sector
Project Type
Building Use (and any sub building uses)
Address (street, city, state)
Description
Trade, Trade Division, and CSI Code (same as info shown in trades section of PDP)
GC Company Name (GC account name for ITB projects, not the same as "from" field on PDP)
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NOTE: When searching for projects, you can search by the fields name, description, details or documents. For those keywords appearing in a document search, document viewer opens to the first instance of your keyword in the document set and your keyword is highlighted anywhere it appears in the document set.
When searching for companies, you can only search the name field.
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Previewing Projects Using
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the Preview Pane
Once you’ve done your initial search for projects, you can get summary information about a particular project by clicking on the Show Preview button at the far right-hand menu of your screen (shown below).
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Additionally, you can also view any associated documents, add the project directly to your Bid Center (by bid stage), or share the project with your colleagues or business partners.
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This will open up a window showing your saved searches, including what was searched, any associated colored search tags, and which search is your current default.
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