Befitting the development {industry}’s fame as a expertise laggard, constructing execs say old style relationship constructing remains to be one of the simplest ways to search out new bidding alternatives.
Nonetheless, there are a number of digital databases that assist common contractors and subcontractors observe requests for proposals, or RFPs, for private and non-private tasks.
Listed here are those that Building Dive sources have pointed to as assets for business builders, together with the advantages and challenges customers see for every.
ConstructionWire
BuildCentral’s ConstructionWire.com offers particulars on energetic tasks — from pre-planning to early development. Every report consists of the placement, schedule, venture particulars and key contacts.
The database focuses on personal tasks reminiscent of workplace buildings, motels, retail and multifamily amongst different sectors, with a complete development worth of over $500,000. The system’s workers gathers data instantly from venture sponsors, reminiscent of common contractors, architects, house owners, metropolis and state company filings and enterprise publications. About 3,000 to five,000 tasks are added every month, in keeping with the corporate.
Customers can see venture varieties inside the database, reminiscent of whether or not the venture is an information middle, grocery, lodge, medical, multifamily, etcetera. Different options embrace entry to what stage the venture is at, reminiscent of whether or not it’s within the planning part, its future begin date, early development or completion date. The platform additionally exhibits whether or not the development sort is new, growth or renovation.
Utilized by: U.S. Air Pressure, Turner Building, Gilbane, AECOM
Worth: Withheld
Assemble-A-Lead
This on-line database offers entry to business development venture data all through the U.S. and Canada, each private and non-private. Customers can sift via open tasks by state, ZIP code, venture sort or key phrase.
For instance, multifamily tasks might be searched by variety of items, then by sub-project sort, together with residence, condominium, reasonably priced housing, senior dwelling and scholar housing. Resort tasks can be found to look by the variety of rooms, then by sub-project, together with finances, prolonged keep, mid-range, upscale, luxurious and model. Medical and hospital tasks might be searched by variety of rooms and sub-project varieties, whereas restaurant tasks may also be searched by model, in keeping with the Assemble-A-Lead web site.
Utilized by: Withheld
Worth: Plans begin at $995 per yr for a county-level subscription and go as much as $11,995 per yr for a nationwide full entry subscription. Customized pricing can be obtainable.
Dodge Information & Analytics
Dodge Information & Analytics’ database provides or updates over 6,500 tasks each day, in keeping with the corporate. These early stage development tasks embrace public, personal, small and enormous, in keeping with its web site.
The platform offers visibility into anticipated labor prices to shortly assess the profitability of potential tasks earlier than committing to bid. Customers may additionally entry who has downloaded plans to a particular venture to gauge exterior curiosity, plan subsequent steps, develop a shortlist of potential companions and perceive what the competitors is doing.
Dodge’s content material assortment course of features a crew of reporters that construct relationships with business development professionals to seize the hard-to-find personal tasks, stated Steve Masters, Dodge’s senior vp of product administration. That course of is supplemented by net scraping methods in addition to partnerships with native, state and federal authorities companies that present their venture paperwork via Dodge Building Community.
Utilized by: Hoar Building, Messer Building
Worth: Varies
State monitoring assets
Many state and native governments have databases development companies can test recurrently for updates about when RFPs are imagined to be launched.
For instance, the Texas Division of Licensing and Regulation has one such website and the state of Virginia has a web site that tracks greater schooling tasks.
Utilized by: Messer Building, Wurzel Builders
Worth: Free
GovSpend.com
GovSpend maintains a database of all authorities spending on the federal, state and native ranges, in keeping with its web site. The web platform has a devoted crew that maintains relationships with authorities companies and requests their buy data instantly from them.
Moreover, authorities companies will use the GovSpend database for their very own procurement wants. That’s as a result of as a result of Freedom of Data Act, authorities companies are required to report this knowledge when requested so that there’s transparency and open competitors between distributors they work with. GovSpend, in flip, has streamlined and automatic this course of, in keeping with its web site.
The database provides a 9% to 12% return on funding improve for shoppers in public sector departments, in keeping with the corporate. On common, GovSpend claims its prospects see a break-even return inside six months.
Utilized by: Virgilio & Associates
Worth: Customizable
MyGovWatch
MyGovWatch is a authorities contract bid notification system that gives customers industry-targeted leads from each degree and kind of presidency purchaser. The database boasts over 200 RFP classes and provides tens of hundreds RFPs month-to-month, in keeping with its web site.
Utilized by: Withheld
Worth: Paid plans begin at $49.99 per thirty days for a regional subscription in three of 24 {industry} classes and 6 states. Every further class is one other $10 per thirty days and three further states add $5 per thirty days.
The nationwide subscription, which incorporates all states, prices $79.99 per thirty days, however nonetheless solely consists of three of 24 {industry} classes. Every further class can be one other $10 per thirty days.
RFPSchoolWatch
This database displays 15,000 Okay-12 U.S. faculty districts, about 100,000 faculties, the highest 5,000 faculties and universities and all 50 state authorities departments of schooling for RFPs.
To do that, the RFPSchoolWatch crew displays the URLs of colleges, faculties, state governments and native governments, in keeping with its web site. The platform sends emails of bids out six days per week.
Utilized by: Withheld
Worth: Annual pricing begins at $495 for a state subscription, $695 for a regional subscription, $895 for a nationwide subscription and $1,190 for a U.S. and Canada subscription.
SAM.gov
The System for Award Administration is an official web site of the U.S. authorities that enables companies to register and do enterprise with the federal companies. There isn’t a price to make use of SAM.gov.
The database lists all authorities future alternatives and solicitations, in addition to expiring contracts.
Utilized by: Hoar Building
Worth: Free
Authorities Finance Officers Affiliation NOFO tracker
The affiliation has a Discover of Funding Alternative tracker centered on IIJA funds, with information on eligible makes use of and candidates, grant hyperlinks and deadlines.
Utilized by: Withheld
Worth: Free