Highly recommend Building Connected for its intuitive ease of use  and the simple integration into a construction company's arsenal of estimating software.

Top notch product with excellent customer support that improves our ability to win work.

This software had loads of great features and integrated project management tools.

We started using BC in 2018 and more than doubled our revenue the following year. Add BC was a large contributor to that success.

My overall experience is solid with BuildingConnected. This is one software that I wish every GC used to send bid invites because I know exactly where everything is and it is easy to navigate.

There is not very much that is a negative about this program. If anything I think the number of irrelevant emails some disciplines will receive.

You can choose to dial in your uploads with the integration team or start from scratch. Training was in person and super easy and fast.

One drawback is that bid invites often go to individuals SPAM folders.

We have definitely increased the number of quality bids with Building Connected. The program is easy to use and offers a large amounts of options to have it do what you need it to do.

For Sealed Bids, there is default language that is added that is confusing to the bidders.

A great investment for keeping subcontractors on hand.

How easy it is to communicate with a dedicated amount of sub contractors. The communication and ease is unmatched.

Document control and ease of use. The document management has paid for the cost of the software by documenting who has accessed documents and when they were accessed.

The interface is very user friendly overall. The network of contractors is very helpful.

Excellent Platform to use for reaching out to Subcontractors.

Building Connected  works great as a plan room for us and its easy to invite subs to bid a project and give them access to all documents.

For example, the drop down list that explains what work we do did not provide an option that was close to what we do which is landscape and irrigation.

It manages and gives a report of subtrades expression of interest to bid and submission is a great tool. Our internal team is able to view the progress/ status of the project, which makes life easier.

Easy to use bidding software that integrates with Procore.

Our annual subscription fee to you is well worth the money.

CSI division needs work, very limited, Bid form is confused to subs, bid tabulation lacks analysis.

We wanted a bid invitation solution that our subcontractors liked, were familiar with, and we wanted a long term partner. So far the relationship with BC has been great.

The software is user friendly. The navigation to get from task to another is with ease.

Overall, Building Connected has been a great time saver for managing subcontractor bid opportunities and has allowed for the entire to team to have the most up to date information at all times.

Customer service support is a phone call away at all times and they show great concern for your time constraints.

Easy to sign folks up and get them started quickly. Customer service is also very helpful.

The only thing I dislike about Building Connected is the inability to delete bid packages on your own. Right now you have to reach out to support for them to delete it.

Our owners love the effective communication that the daily report offers. I personally love how easy it is for our team to use.

Due to the ease of use of this product, the entire team that now does Daily Reports does them quickly and easily and most important they do them DAILY because of this great product.

There has not been any issues or problems with the software that has stood out to me. Only thing I've had trouble with in the past has been pictures uploading sideways.

The pros of this software are the synchronicity and ease of implementation with other software. Several of our other vital programs are able to link to Raken and so that is our favorite part about it.

The app keeps logging my guys out & they have problems logging back in. I am having problems getting my reports.

This is a good piece of software for small to mid size contractors. It allows easy tracking of time and costs allocated to a project, and can help keep you on track to maintain profitability.

Simple is good, very good. Please don't screw it up.

I use this application every work day that I have a project ongoing, love it.

Raken has amazing customer service to help work through any questions.

Easy to use,simply and fast software to use to reports.

Can track jobs by crews, employee, and cost codes. Easily document weather delays.

Its great, easy-to-understand interface makes it easy to track and track tasks and adds much to your perfect report creation.

Unfortunately it is missing some key features that I needed. You are not able to customize the reports enough for our use.

On the desktop, we frequently got error messages saying an internal error has occurred. This never happened once on mobiles.

Love that we can customize our cost codes and track prevailing wage classifications. Our field guys are notified their time cards are ready and it is very easy for them to go in an approve.

Our company loves this app its been great for the field guys and the fact it tracks hours is a plus. Customer service is great.

Easy to use and share your reports, saves time and money while reducing your liability for lack of site reporting.

I dislike having to scroll to find my subcontractors on my jobsite everyday.

Simple Interface,  focused functionality makes it simple. Great to help keep record of conversations with subs and document safety concerns.

Being able to have them all in one location is nice. Also, sending out daily reports to other people that need to see them is a great feature.

The best feature of this app is the ease of use for all of our foremen. The speak-to-text works great, and uploading pictures are simple.

This program is easy to use for some of our staff who is not tech friendly. The ease of this program works for our field.

I genuinely like this platform. I hope that they can continue to add modules while maintaining the sleek and intuitive design.

Owners love the Super Daily. Weekly & monthly reports are great ways to keep management involved.

Our safety consultants are able to save report writing time by using Raken on their smartphone or tablets  which saves our clients money. We love the Raken report and its professional product.

Depending on network coverage using from your phone can be negative. When you go into the photo app you can't see the dates photos were taking making it difficult to select correct date range.

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BuildingConnected provides the largest crowd-sourced network in commercial construction, empowering builders to save time and increase accuracy with efficient bids. Help general contractors and owners find the right subcontractors for every project, send custom bid invites, and identify the best match for the job. 

With Bid Board Pro, subcontractors are empowered to win more work with trackable bid invites that keep them ahead of due dates, managing workloads across the entire office from one central hub.

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Subcontractor Management

Operational Risk Management

Document Storage

Proposal Generation

Activity Tracking

Contract/License Management

Risk Assessment

Project Management

Projections

Compliance Management

Performance Metrics

Bid Management

Vendor Management

Proposal Management

For AEC Industry

Forms Management

Project Tracking

File Sharing

Alerts/Notifications

Data Visualization

Estimating

Contractor Management

Dashboard

Audit Management

Reporting/Analytics

Monitoring

Supplier Management

Customizable Forms

Cost Database

Quotes/Estimates

Third-Party Integrations

Document Management

Cost Estimating

Subcontractor Monitoring

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Web browser (OS agnostic)

Windows 8

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Raken allows project managers to maintain daily work logs, schedule and assign jobs to employees, send updates to field agents, generate and share snapshots of a project's progress. The solution also helps businesses keep track of subcontractor hours. Integrations with document management, project management, and accounting software are powerful and available. Raken’s new in-app Integrations Hub makes it easy; showing you which integrations are available and what they do.The voice-to-text functionality allows field agents to record observations verbally. The built-in photo gallery can be used to store and categorize site photos and videos. Raken also offers automatic weather capture, alerts and notifications, and customizable surveys.Raken's toolbox talk feature allows users to browse a library of 100 talks, schedule talks for each project, deliver the talk from a mobile device, and even capture signatures within the app. Production & equipment tracking, track heavy equipment costs, and time along with detailed production tracking.Raken's new Checklists feature improves your communication from the field to the office with easy-to-use digital checklists. Eliminate paperwork and increase visibility with everything in one place, without switching apps or scrolling through templates that aren’t relevant.Mobile apps for iOS and Android are available. The solution is priced on a per user per month basis, and support is offered online, via email and over the phone.



Safety Management

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Customizable Reports

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Timesheet Management

Job Management

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Real Time Data

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Real-Time Notifications

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Workflow Management

Real-Time Updates

Activity Dashboard

Reporting & Statistics

Accounting Integration

Incident Reporting

Real Time Reporting

Equipment Tracking

Task Management

Scheduling

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Access to the Raken platform is based on quantity of licenses needed, contract length and plan type purchased.

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