Downtobid
About Downtobid
BasisBoard is a bid management software that helps businesses build an online bid board and track bid invitations on a centralized platform. Our bid board connects to your inbox, recognizes bid invite emails, and pulls the data into a dashboard instantly (deadlines, bidders, addendas) with zero data entry.
BasisBoard's contact management module enables contractors to store client data, organize interactions based on projects, create customer-specific tags, track submittals, and maintain a contact history.
BasisBoard generates out-of-the-box graphs and reports so you can see exactly who your best customers are instantly. No complex excel formulas, No broken calculations. No hours preparing data in a spreadsheet. Managers and team leaders can use the analytics dashboard to monitor business performance, track win ratio, and view the overall revenue generated from completed bids, among other processes.
BasisBoard integrates with various third-party email and calendar solutions, including Gmail, Outlook, iCalendar, and Office 365. It also lets employees create custom filters to track bid status based on several criteria such as undecided, accepted, submitted, estimating, declined, lost, and awarded.
Key benefits of Downtobid
- Still tracking bid invites with a spreadsheet?: GCs bombarding you with bid invites from iSQFT, BuildingConnected, Procore, and more? BasisBoard connects to your inbox, recognizes bid invite emails, and pulls the data into a dashboard instantly (deadlines, bidders, addendas) with zero data entry.
- Eliminate manual tasks from your day-to-day: With BasisBoard, automatically decline, accept, or assign jobs based on rules you create. Make your bid board public with GCs so they can stay up to date without having to bother you.
- Send and track emails for each job: With BasisBoard, you can send proposals, respond to RFIs, ask clarifications, even invite your vendors to bid all from within your bid board. Every email is linked to each job, so you'll never lose track of communication ever again.
- Analyze your estimating trends: BasisBoard generates out-of-the-box graphs and reports so you can see exactly who your best customers are instantly. No complex excel formulas, No broken calculations. No hours preparing data in a spreadsheet.
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- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used for Free Trial
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Better control of bids for subcontractors
Reviewed on 2020/07/01
Extremely happy and looking forward to what new features they come up with.
Extremely happy and looking forward to what new features they come up with.
Pros
This product better helps subcontractors control the work flow of their bidding process along with helping to analyze their bid data.
Cons
Nothing I am overall satisfied and there are no other products available similar to Basis.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Saves me 5 hours of manual entry a day
Reviewed on 2020/08/21
Pros
I no longer have to manually type in bid deadlines and track my projects.
Cons
Sometimes I need to link projects together.
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BuildingConnectedReasons for Switching to Downtobid
BuildingConnected does not allow for customization and I have to forward too many emails, which is annoying.- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
BasisBoard is a valuable multi-tool for our Estimating Process
Reviewed on 2021/10/18
Pros
I am getting far less bid invitation emails in my Inbox thanks to BasisBoard. Emails are compiled and presented in a way that is very organized and easy to manage. The fact that it is pulling bid invites from my Inbox as well as from others on my team is helping to ensure that no potential opportunities are missed. BasisBoard is a great tool for our Estimating team to track projects throughout the estimating process while providing valuable analytics along the way.
Cons
We have experienced some difficulty when attempting to merge projects and use the revision button to update bid packages or pricing. It seems a bit cumbersome and doesn't always update the way we expect it to. However, any support we have asked for has been great. When we ask for help solving this problem, I am positive that they will work to explain and/or fix any issues we have.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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We Love BasisBoard!
Reviewed on 2022/02/11
Eliminated overhead, and gained efficiency with timeframe between receiving ITB's and estimators &...
Eliminated overhead, and gained efficiency with timeframe between receiving ITB's and estimators & account managers getting them on their "radar," previously it would take anywhere from 3-5 business days between receiving ITB and someone laying eyes on plans and specs, with BasisBoard that's decreased to one day, two at the most typically.
Pros
As a Specialties subcontractor in a very busy market, we typically receive well over 100 emails every day pertaining to ITB's, with many in duplicate/triplicate (or more). Typically these boil down to anywhere from 10-25 actual ITB's received every day, the majority of which we say "no" to after reviewing. Before BasisBoard, we had a person whose only role was to manually plug all ITB data into our own system, even for projects we weren't going to bid. BasisBoard essentially enabled us to eliminate the position entirely, and allows us to quickly and easily filter out the "junk" from the "treasures" without hours of needless manual data entry before getting to that point. The addition of BasisBoard's Plan Downloading feature further simplified the process, as previously the person in the role of manual data entry was also tasked with downloading all bid documents onto our own local server (meaning BasisBoard also saves us data storage space)
Cons
As someone who uses Bluebeam Revu daily, i find the navigation of plans in BasisBoard to still be somewhat tedious in comparison, but has improved since the initial release thanks to some improvements by the developers since initial implementation. A few minor additions to zoom in/out capabilities would go a long way.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Reviewed on 2022/08/16
When good info comes in basis board does what it promises for a fair price
When good info comes in basis board does what it promises for a fair price
Pros
I like the ability to track submitted projects and run analytics
Cons
It is a website so without internet access it cannot be used. Maybe a desktop version or offline sync ability in the future
Downtobid FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Downtobid.Q. What type of pricing plans does Downtobid offer?
Downtobid offers the following pricing plans:
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Please contact BasisBoard directly for pricing details.
Q. Who are the typical users of Downtobid?
Downtobid has the following typical customers:
2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Downtobid support?
Downtobid supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Downtobid support mobile devices?
Downtobid supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Downtobid integrate with?
We do not have any information about what integrations Downtobid has
Q. What level of support does Downtobid offer?
Downtobid offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
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