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Joshua

Construction, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed June 2020

ACP Review - Josh

Tracking our bids, and giving our salesman an organization tool. We send out 25+ bids a week and they need something for them to remind them to follow up. We will eventually use it for reporting as well.

PROS

I created multiple diagrams describing our companies workflow. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] used these diagrams and took the time throughout multiple meetings to understand our workflow. From there, they structured BidBook to fit our workflow. This made the software feel proprietary to our company. I enjoy how user friendly the software is and how smoothly it runs. When you click on an object or link its instantaneous. The ability to track multiple bids for one project is the main reason we chose Bidbook, and so far seems to work well. I hope the more we continue to use it, the more we get out of it.

CONS

I would like a better way to edit multiple bids at one time. Many times we send the same bid to multiple companies. Even though the bid is the same for each company, we have to take the time to go into each bid and update it. I wish there was away to mass edit each bid and attach our proposals simultaneously.

Reason for choosing BidBook

BidBook was the first product we looked into and it looks like we made a good choice.

Reasons for switching to BidBook

BidBook has the ability to tie multiple bids to one project

Jorden

Construction, 201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed September 2020

Good Platform

PROS

The reports and dashboard features are visually pleasing and clear to read. The reports are easily editable and the date can be manipulated to show exactly what you want on your dashboard.

CONS

The Salesforce Chatter feature has yet to work like we expected it to work. It appears to be a great tool, but must be set up correctly. We are working through the kinks now.

Reasons for switching to BidBook

We were not getting the support from Cosential and felt that BidBook, being on the Salesforce platform had much more to offer. The usability is much better as well.

Lynette

Construction, 201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed December 2022

Royal Electric First Year of Bidbook

PROS

Platform allows us to customize to our needs. Centrally locates all our Bid History per Account. Allows easy search to find Suppliers. And has all the data in one place.

CONS

Getting the data into the system correctly was a bit of a pain. Understanding the Bidbook Status's to our existing Status's.

Reasons for switching to BidBook

We needed a location to centrally locate all our clients historical bids records to for reporting needs and easy access to data. It also allows us to manage our active bids.

Andrew

Construction, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed August 2019

Great Product

Multifamily New Construction Projects The CRM Evangelist team worked with us proactively to import our bid and project data, tailor our business process, reports and train the team. The team at BidBook has been very responsive. And helped us with adoption and request unique to our business.

PROS

Airo Mechanical has been experiencing growth with our specialty Multifamily New Construction Projects. And researched “software to help all incoming and outgoing bids from GC's.” We came across BidBook for Salesforce. It did everything we wanted. And room to grow.

CONS

Some customization is needed and not exactly tailored to my line of business (Mechanical Contractor). But the implementation team did a great job adjusting what we needed in a quick manner.

Reason for choosing BidBook

With BidBook we are operating at a better level of insight, and efficiency than ever before. We achieved our original objective. And able to continually improve our commitment to customer service excellence.

Jillian

Construction, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed November 2022

BidBook works great for Bid Management

BidBook has helped us stay organized and I have had a pleasant experience using it.

PROS

This product helps us stay organized with the multiple bids that we have come in daily. It lets all users stay on the same page and helps us work together to win projects.

CONS

Some of the steps seem to be less user friendly than others. Some users that aren't a fan of change had a harder time accepting it because of this.

Reason for choosing BidBook

n/a

Reasons for switching to BidBook

to integrate into salesforce.

Vendor Response

Glad you are enjoying BidBook. And, thank you for the feedback Jillian. We will contact you to explore any suggestions for improvement.

Replied November 2022

Andrew

Construction, 11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

3

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed December 2022

ACP Review

overall this software has helped our company greatly for organization and flow of work and sales follow up.

PROS

The functional and micro management features of this software make it great to seperate multiple bidders for subcontractor work tied to one project very simple and easy to follow and control flow and sales follow up process.

CONS

Although there is not many complaints I would say having to say when it comes to visual layout there is many columns and unused charts that clutter and overwhelm the screen.

Shea

Construction, 51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed December 2022

Construction Management Software

Organized, supportive, and willing to take on any challenge to help deliver a great customer experience.

PROS

Bidbook is great for General Contractors and Subcontractors.

CONS

Subcontractors will need some customization to outfit specific services and/or customer needs, as services and processes vary across trades. This isn't a bad thing - just something to consider with any technology investment.

Reasons for switching to BidBook

Legacy systems that no longer integrate with today's technology.

Thomas

Construction, 11-50 employees

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2023

Excellent bid management platform with great analytics

PROS

Very well thought out. Streamlines many diffent steps in the bid process. Provides a good framework for best practices in estimate management and allows for efficient scaling. Great analytics dashboard that is highly customizeable, and is a great replacement for PowerBI.

CONS

Not really a con, but it is very feature rich. This is a good thing and a bad thing in terms of user adoption. Overall though I think that anyone familiar with the estimating / bidding process will really appreciate all the features in a few weeks of use.

Reason for choosing BidBook

Built on the Salesforce platform which is great. Very well designed product that is also customizeable. Can't overemphasize how well the design was thought out.

Robert

Construction, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed February 2019

Bid Book Review

Bid Book is an efficient program. I very much enjoy the LACK of bells and whistles that distract. It does not try to be all things to all people. It is very good at what it is designed for, which is exactly what we need: Bid proposal tracking

PROS

It does exactly what we need as a subcontracting firm. We track every bid we submit and are able to sort in a variety of ways to get usable data from our history. It also keeps us from submitting bids and losing track of the status. It helps on our follow ups.

CONS

It takes some detailed programming to get our process of bidding into the system. It takes some time, but it is completely customized to our needs at that point.

Kimberly

Construction, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

3

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed September 2020

Bid Management

PROS

Bidbook has helped my organization take bid management to the next level. By implementing this software, we are able to keep everything in one spot rather than using multiple platforms. It is easy to find and reference relevant information in one easy to view platform. We area able to communicate more effectively with our constituents and and ultimately build stronger relationships.

CONS

There are so many features within this tool that customization has been an ongoing task. We want to have everything meet our needs well, but have to have the tools to customize the various parts.

Reasons for switching to BidBook

To house different aspects of the business on one uniform platform.

Andy

Construction, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed November 2019

Must Have for General Contractors

CRM Evangelist’s construction bid book software is a must have resource. We have been able to streamline our administrative processes and are now able to more easily manage all functions of the business from estimating to revenue management. As a construction professional that handles multiple high value jobs at one time, I highly recommend this resource to help manage and grow your business.

PROS

What I like the most about this software is the ability to keep tabs on all aspects of the business, especially financials, with one easy resource.

CONS

None, we have no complaints about this software.

Jeff

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed October 2021

Process Change & Review

Overall experience was good.

PROS

We were able to make the changes to streamline our process when we create opportunities.

CONS

No. All good is good with the software. I didn't have any issues, due to the changes we made with the software.

Kristina

Construction, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed January 2019

BidBook helps us close projects and visibilty into backlog

We were able to see where we were closing bids. Good workflow and reminders. Good reporting

PROS

Workflow between office and sales. Love that it works on Salesforce. Affordable.

CONS

little bit of a learning curve before we got into full swing

Britton

Construction, 51-200 employees

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed November 2019

Excellent option for managing bid opportunities

PROS

ease of use, functionality, customization

CONS

nothing specifically. We decided to use an internal software solution.

Deborah

Construction, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2020

Review

Since we're just getting started it's hard to say.

PROS

Ease of use, seems to have all information we need so far.

CONS

too early on to know - we just had our trainign today.

Reason for choosing BidBook

Not sure

Glenn

Facilities Services, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed February 2019

BidBook AA++

PROS

Really streamlined and made processes more efficient.

CONS

No complaints or cons as of yet. Wish we had it available before now.

Nicholas

Building Materials, 2-10 employees

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed February 2019

Bidbook review

PROS

bidbook was very easy to customize to fit my organizations needs.

CONS

There were no aspects of Bidbook that I didn't like.

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