Assembling a winning proposal is harder than it sounds, largely because your success often depends on the quality of the bids you receive from interested subcontractors. Unfortunately, it’s all too common for general contractors to waste hours of time making phone calls to track down the bids they need to submit their best proposal for a project.
At PlanHub, we understand that time is a valuable resource, so we created a service that can help you save hours with every proposal: Virtual Bid Coordinator.
What is a Virtual Bid Coordinator?
Subcontractors – especially those who work in small teams – are constantly on the go. With busy workdays, ever-changing schedules, and plenty of travel time, construction professionals are hard to contact and even more challenging to reach, even when you spend hours of your day making those phone calls.
At the same time, life as a general contractor certainly isn’t easy. Between all of the tasks you handle every day to keep your business running, your ability to connect with the subcontractors you need to bid on upcoming projects is likely scattered at best.
We’ve always recognized that finding ways to simplify collaboration in the construction industry would provide enormous value to our PlanHub members. Making it faster and easier to invite subcontractors to bid on upcoming projects was a clear priority, which is why we offer tools to streamline (and, if you prefer, automate) the process of sending out ITBs (to learn more about PlanHub’s all-in-one suite of tools for construction professionals, visit PlanHub.com). Now, we’re offering an even more effective way to make those connections: Virtual Bid Coordinator.
A Virtual Bid Coordinator (also known as a Virtual Bid Manager) focuses on following up with subcontractors who have shown interest in working on your project. Our team of Virtual Bid Coordinators spends their time (instead of yours) reaching out to subcontractors to encourage them to submit their bids.
How Can I Benefit from Virtual Bid Coordinator?
- More Bidding Activity – Our dedicated outreach experts score an average of an astounding 40% contact rate and a 30% response rate, all which serve to get you better bid coverage.
- More Projects – While our team of Virtual Bid Coordinators seek out the bids you are waiting for, you can regain the bandwidth you need to discover and pursue new projects right in PlanHub.
- More Time – Instead of spending hours calling all of the subcontractors you’ll need, you’ll be able to use that time for calling on important trades, setting your projects up for success, or simply taking a break from the grind.
How Does Virtual Bid Coordinator Work?
PlanHub offers tools and services that make life easier for you, and Virtual Bid Coordinator is no exception.
Here’s how it works:
- You determine which projects to focus on
- You select which trades for us to call on
- We will contact up to 250 subcontractors per project
- We will call each subcontractor up to two times (if needed)
- Our team will keep track of who plans to bid and who doesn’t
Start Working More Efficiently Today?
If you have been spending countless hours per proposal sending texts and leaving voicemails for busy subcontractors, it’s time to explore a new way to save the time you need to elevate your success (and, with any luck, lower your stress!) Virtual Bid Coordinator will save you hours per proposal, freeing you up to pursue more projects and grow your business. Learn more today!
