Tender Manager
Helpful information for main contractors using our Tender Manager tool.
To see release notes for Tender Manager and other BuildingConnected products, click here.
Getting started
Projects
- How to create a project in BuildingConnected
- How to publish a project in BuildingConnected
- How to view all the projects in your office or company (BC Pro)
- How to edit project information (BC Pro)
- How to set the currency of your project (Main contractors)
- How to adjust project notification settings (BC Pro)
Tender packages
Bidders
- How to add subcontractors to bid packages
- How to resend a tender invitation
- How to remove subcontractors from projects (BC Pro)
- How to invite subcontractors to projects using the slider feature
- How to optimize your bidder lists
- How to view, download, and print submitted tenders (Main contractors)
Search feature
Maintaining quality network data
- How can I add contacts?
- What is an "Invalid Email" and how can it be fixed
- How to use the "Suggest an Edit" feature
- I suggested an edit and nothing happened - what do I do?
- Understanding unclaimed accounts in BuildingConnected
- What are "company tags" and how to use them
Tender forms
- Project tender forms overview (BC Pro)
- Trade-specific tender forms overview (BC Pro)
- How to customize your tender form for lump sum tenders (BC Pro)
- How to import quantities from Assemble into a Package-Specific Bid Form (BC Pro)
- How to print your tender forms (BC Pro)
- How main contractors can create tender form templates (BC Pro)
Messages
Files
Tender comparison
- How to cost adjustments in the Tender Comparison section (BC Pro)
- How to color cells within the Tender Comparison tab (BC Pro)
- How to manage “inclusions” from the Tender Comparison tab
- How to view and print proposals from within the Tender Comparison tab
- How to turn plugs on and off
- How to clear all plugs on a proposal within the Tender Comparison tab
Best practices
- Best practices for managing your tender package table
- Best practices for setting up a project in BuildingConnected
- Best practices for owners setting up projects (BC Pro)
- How to increase subcontractor engagement in BuildingConnected
- Sending invites to the correct point of contact for a subcontractor company
- Vendor information for main contractors
NDA protected projects & locked tenders
Sub List Templates
- How to optimize bidder list templates
- How to create bidder list templates
- How to add, duplicate, and delete tender packages on bidder list templates
- How main contractors can add subcontractors to sub list templates
- How to allow teammates to edit bidder list templates
- How to remove subcontractors from bidder list templates
Reports
Calendar
- How to use the Calendar in BC Pro
- How BC Pro users can sync their BuildingConnected calendar with Google Calendar
- How BC Pro users can sync their BuildingConnected calendar with Outlook/Office 365
- How BC Pro users can sync their BuildingConnected calendar with their iPhone
- How BC Pro users can sync their BuildingConnected calendar with iCalendar
- How to print your calendar (BC Pro)