A Modern Invitation to Bid Software

Save time on sourcing contractors with an invitation-to-bid database of the freshest, most accurate data.

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Your current invitation to bid solution is out of date and costing you time & money.

A better way to quickly source the right contractors for your project

Other construction invitation-to-bid solutions are known for being manual and outdated. Relay’s Invitation to Bid solution has over 1M contacts that are kept up to date and verified with 1st and 3rd party data to:

Increase alignment with contractors on project expectations and cost and schedule estimates over time without adding a lot of extra steps.
Reduce time and manual effort of searching for and inviting contractors to bid on your projects.

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Streamline your ITB process and beyond

One platform for your entire bid management workflow

From set up to bid solicitation, evaluation, and award, use one platform to eliminate data re-entry and rework.

Generate reliable, data-informed future estimates based on historical data and more detailed bids, giving you more confidence.

Accurate Details

More accurate profile and contact information for specialty contractors.

MSBWE Filter

Filter for required certifications including MSWBE or HUB certifications.

Performance Tags

Tag specialty contractors based on past performance for faster filtering on future projects.

In-App Communication

Communicate in-app with specialty contractors to announce project updates or answer questions contextually

These owners are standardizing their construction ITBs with Relay

1M+ Verified Contractor Database to Source From

Search and Filter Specialty Contractors

Search the contractor database for specific filters like certifications or trade.

Invite Contractors in No Time

Quickly narrow down and send invites to your chosen contractors.

Receive and Compare Bids Apples-to-Apples

Evaluate bids by line item, while easily referencing your estimates. Plug and level as needed.

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What contractors are saying about Relay's ITB standardization

“We’ve been revisiting our estimating process recently after hitting a rough patch of stinker projects. After a ton of work we discovered that we were underpricing the underground work by about 40%. We have no idea how long we've been missing by that much.”

“We chose Relay after realizing we were constantly at risk, asking our estimators to move quickly through estimates while placing too many people in the critical path. Our team no longer waits to confirm the latest information, everything is right in front of everyone.”

“We vastly underestimate the risk we are taking with each project. Each assumption, plug, inaccurate number and scope gap is compounding risk that directly pulls on our margin. We are looking for any opportunity to reduce those unnecessary risks.”

“I wish I could celebrate winning a proposal right now. Instead, I immediately start worrying about what we missed.”

"I want to know, at the end of every project, why I was supposed to make 8% but only made 3%. That is my 5% disappearing. I don’t want to play the blame game, but I need to know what I can do in terms of additional training and support so we get closer to the 8% margin on the next project. I would love to catch these mistakes early so they aren’t shrugged off as the cost of doing business."

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Why Relay

Strategically expand your business - with less risk, less investment, and little change management. Relay gives you flexibility within structure and scales as you grow.

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