How to Add Manually Submitted Bids/Requests for Quotes by Subcontractors and Vendors to Buildern?

This article will guide you through the step-by-step process of adding the manually submitted bids by subcontractors and vendors to your projects in Buildern.

Written by Buildern Support

Updated 11 months ago

There are instances when your subcontractors and vendors submit their bid requests/requests for quotes via email or by phone. In such cases, it is preferable to keep all the data in a single place, so we allow you to add the bids manually to Buildern.

As a Buildern user, you get 100% freedom in collaborating with your sub/vendors through the software. Using Buildern you can automate bid reviewing and submitting, while also providing the flexibility to handle unique situations requiring manual intervention.

Here’s how to do this:

Once you open a new bid request/request for quote, you will wait for your sub/contractors to respond.

To view the offers (and also submit one manually) you’ll need to go to Bid Requests / Requests for Quotes > View Offers.

A new window will open with all the bids already submitted by your sub/vendors.

Click the Submit Manually button to submit another bid manually.

Choose the sub/vendor for whom you want to add a bid request/request for quote answer.

💡Note that the list will include only those whom you’ve sent the request.

Once you choose a sub/vendor, you will then need to enter unit prices on their behalf, add comments if there are any, and click submit.

The bid request/request for quote status will update automatically, until you receive, and review information from the other sub/vendors.

💡Recommended Reading

How to Copy Bid to Estimate Through Buildern?

How to Create a Bid Request/Request for Quote from the Estimate in Buildern?

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