PlanWell BidCaster™: Your Online Invitation-To-Bid Solution
PlanWell BidCaster is an easy-to-use online tool for facilitating the invitation-to-bid (ITB) process. It turns your web browser into a time-saving and hassle-free system for managing your bidding tasks. PlanWell BidCaster allows you to send hundreds of ITBs via email or fax, right from your computer. Bidders can pre-review plans and specs from a link to your planroom and indicate their interest in your projects. PlanWell BidCaster is the key to ensuring your ITBs are as complete as they can be.
With PlanWell BidCaster You Can:
- Lower your pre-construction costs.
- Dramatically reduce time and labor for you and your bidders.
- Be more competitive by receiving more bids.
- Bid on more projects.
- Track your bid responses easily and conveniently.
Assemble All Project Information Once For All Bidders And All Broadcasts.
Outsource document management and production.
Let your PlanWell reprographer manage your plans and specs and let your bidders view and order plans online through PlanWell Enterprise.
Broadcast all emails and faxes at once.
Push “send” and BidCaster transmits your ITB based on the recipient’s contact preference.
Track successful and failed invitations in real time. PlanWell BidCaster notifies you when an email or fax wasn’t received, so you can update contact information as it’s needed (not when it’s too late).
Save your bidders time and effort. One email allows recipients to read the project description, view the plans, and respond to the invitation. With PlanWell BidCaster a sub-contractor or supplier can decide whether or not to bid on your job in minutes, without a trip to your office or the local planroom.
PlanWell BidCaster Workflow
Generate ITBs in just five easy steps.
- Set up the broadcast and assemble your project information (including attachments) to be either emailed or transmitted via fax.
- Compose your message, and customize your ITB template with your company logo and contact info.
- Select recipients from your address book and choose email, fax, or both in order to deliver your ITB.
- If you’re using PlanWell Enterprise, select the plans and specs in your online planroom to be made available to bidders.
- Preview the ITB and even send a test invitation before starting the broadcast. When ready, launch the broadcast with one click of the mouse.
Once they’ve received your ITB, potential bidders can reply with a “yes” or “no” acknowledgement. Over the course of the ITB, you can see who has responded and view their response online.
Now You Can Bid Better, Faster, And More Competitively Using Our Online Digital Solution.
PlanWell BidCaster Features
- Outsource document management and production with your PlanWell reprographer.
- Broadcast all emails and faxes at once.
- Track successful and failed invitations in real time.
- Save your bidders time and effort. One email allows recipients to read the project description, view the plans, and respond to the invitation.
- Track “yes” and “no” responses to your invitations in one place.
