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The Bid Center window is where you perform all the tasks relating to moving projects through your workflow:
This section contains the following topics:
Understanding the Bid Center tabs
The tabs across the top of the window are where you access the projects you are moving through the bidding process, including projects you have not yet viewed and those you have deleted or archived.
For each tab,
The number on the tab indicates the number of projects included in the section.
Clicking on a tab displays the projects for the section.
You move projects through each phase by changing the project's status and bid intent, when applicable.
The following table describes the phases for each of the tabs in the window.
Tab | Description |
Inbox | Projects that you have received but have not reviewed. |
Under Review | Projects you have reviewed and are interested in, but have not yet decided if you will bid. |
Bidding | Projects on which you intend to submit a bid. |
Bid Sent | Projects on which you have submitted a bid. |
Won | Projects on which you have won your submitted bid. |
Not Bidding | Projects on which you have chosen not to bid. |
Archived | Projects of any status, that you would no longer want to see on your Bid Center. |
Understanding the project list
The project list for each tab contains information on the projects included in the section:
The following list describes the information for projects in the each tab.
Field | Description |
Project Name | The name of the project. Project Name menuClicking the three dots next to the project name gives you access to additional options for the project, as described in the following sections: Takeoff indicatorHovering over the project line displays a T in a circle that lets you indicate that you are adding or have added takeoff to the project. You manually set this indicator on the project line. To set the takeoff indicator,
Editing project detailsYou can edit most of the details of the project listing in your Bid Center. However, if the project was an ITB from a General Contractor or was added from Project Intelligence, some details cannot be edited because they are still linked to the original source so that any updates made by the General Contractor or the ConstructConnect content team will automatically update your Bid Center. To edit the project details page,
Result: The project page is opened for editing. Each section of the page has clearly marked tabs that you click to open the section for editing, as follows:
Note: Make sure to click the Save option once you complete editing a section. Once you are done,
Adding documentsYou can add documents to any project you’ve created in the project listing. To add documents,
Deleting a project listingYou can delete the listing of any of your projects that are assigned only to you. Note: You cannot delete a project that is assigned jointly to you and another user. To delete a project listing,
Result: You are asked to confirm your selection.
Result: The project is moved to your Archived folder. Archiving a projectYou can archive projects of any status when you no longer want to see them in your Bid Center. To archive a project listing,
Result: The project is moved to the Archive folder and you will see a green confirmation banner in the upper right of the screen. |
Status | When you have used the Email Forward Technology; included in the column for Status are confirmation buttons that allow you to review and approve the projects that you have sent to your BId Center via email. |
When the status changes, the project is automatically moved to the applicable tab and the general contractor is notified of the change if it effects Bid Intent. For more information, see Changing project status. | |
Assigned | Assigned to the project, which is always either you or someone in your company assigned to the ConstructConnect account. You can change the assigned by using the drop-down menu. |
Location | The city and state where the project is located. |
Match | Indicates the percentage that the project matches the requirements you have set for projects in your profile. Hovering over the score displays a breakdown of how each criteria point scored for the project: Note: Your criteria points are controlled by the selections you have made in the Predict Preferences menu. For more information, see < x ref to setting to predict preferences>> |
Bid Date | The date that the project is set to go to bid. |
Internal ID | Set by you or your company, a unique number assigned to the project. |
Source | The source indicates how the project was added to your Bid Center. ITBs (Invitations to Bid) coming from a GC using ConstructConnect owned software to your registered email will automatically appear in your Bid Center and will have an icon that represents ConstructConnect. Projects that were added by you, either manually or using the Email Forwarding technology will have a person icon: A person icon indicates a project that was created by you or someone in your company. The ConstructConnect icon indicates an Invitation to Bid received by a General Contractor. |
Inviting Company | The company issuing the invitation to bid. |
My Value | Set by you or your company, an estimated value for the project. |
Confirming projects
When you have used the Email Forward technology, you need to confirm projects before they will be added to your Bid Center. Unconfirmed projects only have basic information and are not editable. As you confirm your project, you can add additional details to the project.
To confirm projects,
On the project row in Bid Center, click Confirm Project.
In the Confirm Project menu, verify the information (you will see a preview of the email you forwarded on the right).
When you are ready to add the project to your Bid Center, click Save and Continue.
Using the Actions menu
The Actions menu is at the top of page and is available when you have one or many projects selected.
To use the Actions menu,
select one or more projects and then select the action option from the menu.
The following table describes how you can use the Actions menu.
Option | Description |
Change Status | Use to change the status of the project. |
Archive | Click to send the project to your Archive folder when you no longer want to see it on your Bid Center. |
Filtering the project list
You can use the Filters menu to locate projects by location, key project events, and and building use:
Note:
Filters are applied to each tab except the Inbox tab.
All tabs are automatically updated with the results with each filter selection.
Click Clear All at the top of the menu to clear all selections.
The following table describes the filtering options you can apply to the list.
Option | Description |
Estimator | Filtering by estimator lets you see the projects by individual estimator. All the estimators in your company are shown in the Estimator list, including yourself. To filter by estimator,
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Building Use | Filter the list according to the end use of the project.
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Events / Bid Date | Use the drop-down list to filter by the selected bid date:
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Changing project status
The Status drop-down menu lets you change the status and bid intent of your projects and, by extension, the tab where the project is located:
When you change the status of a project,
the project moves to the tab for the selected phase and
the project phase shown on the project details page changes to match the selected phase
if your change effects Bid Intent, the inviting General Contractor will be notified
Note:
Changing the project status to Inbox moves the project to your Inbox and removes all bidding status from the project.
For a description of each project status, see Understanding the project tabs.
Using Quick Search
You can use the Quick Search feature to locate projects by the Project Name field. Note that this feature only searches the tab you are currently viewing.
To use Quick Search,
from the top right of any tab, enter the full or partial name of the project in the Quick Search box:
Result: The list is automatically filtered and the results of your search are displayed.
When will an inviting General Contractor be notified of a status change?
The following table describes when general contractors are notified of bid intent changes.
When you change a project status to... | Then the general contractor is notified that the bid intent is now... |
Inbox | none. All bidding status for the project is removed. |
Under Review | under review. |
Bidding | bidding. |
Bid Sent | |
Bid Won | |
Not Bidding | not bidding. |
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