BuildWorks Canada Invitation to Bid
BuildWorks Demand is a low-cost, easy-to-use, secure subscription based service for document control and bid management.
Manage and control project documents
- Design development
- Bid packages
- IFC, As Builts, Submittals
Manage and control the bidding process
- Prequalification
- Invitation to Bid
- Online Bid Submission
Share project documents with your choice of invited partners in a secure environment that the construction industry is already familiar with. Contractors and trades people only see the projects they're invited to and can easily login with their BuildWorks user name and password.
This network eliminates the need for multiple FTP sites and makes it easier to manage trade/supplier contact lists. Users can upload their own contact lists as well as invite contacts from the directory. There is also a complete audit trail that logs all document transmittals and communications.
As with BuildWorks, there are take-off and annotation tools available. There are also features for managing document versions and doing shop drawings.
Infrastructure - Ready to use and flexible
- Hosted system eliminates capital investment, software and maintenance costs
File Management - Easy upload and download
- Easy drag and drop upload simplifies the task of managing your document files
- Your existing folder structure you use on your local drive can be duplicated on the system
- Post any file format you use including .tiff, .pdf, .dwg, .dwf, .jpg, .gif, .doc or any other
Security and Access Control - Protect your documents
- Secure Access Key technology makes sure only the people you want to can view your documents
- Automated access management eliminates the need for administering user accounts
- Permission controls make it easy to control access by predefined groups
Version Control - Always up-to-date
- Automated version control makes sure everyone is working from the right documents
- Automated new document notices for Addenda and any other new documents make sure everyone is immediately aware of any new information
Multi-Purpose Document Control Center
- Immediately view and work with .pdf, and .tiff files
- On screen counting and measurement tools for quantity takeoff (*optional)
- Annotate and redline documents such as shop drawings and as built record drawings (*optional)
Bid Management Tools - Streamline bidding process
- Complete Trade/Supplier data management tools help automatically keep your lists up to date
- Integrated Fax and email communication make it fast and easy to distribute notices and Invitations to Bid
Document Output - Easy view, download, print
- Immediately view and work with any document online
- Download any available file for use locally
- Print to your own local printer
- Send orders for copies to a professional reprographer
Audit Trail - Keep track of everything
- Activity logs and reports detail exactly who saw what and when
- Communication logs and reports detail all system generated project communication
- Posting logs detail what was posted by whom and when
- Document Transmittals are automatically created for any hardcopy document distribution