Bid Management

Bids to budgets.
Nonstop.

Keep bid packages, subcontractor pricing, and estimating in one connected workflow. Level and compare bids, select the right one, and push it directly into the estimate without rebuilding bid tabs in spreadsheets.

Key capabilities

  • Bid leveling
  • AI Bid Review
  • Subcontractor directory
  • BuildingConnected integration
  • Bid packages
  • Historical benchmarking
Bids to budgets

From selected bid to working budget

Organize bid packages, compare subcontractor pricing, and carry selected bids directly into the working estimate. Bid values stay connected to the budget as the estimate develops.

Bid packages in one place

Keep scope, documents, and subcontractor pricing organized by bid package for easier review and comparison.

Historical benchmarking

Compare current bids against similar scopes from past projects to add historical context before awarding.

Bid Leveling

Bid leveling table and bid package summary in Zebel

Integrated with BuildingConnected

Pull your bids from Building Connected directly into Zebel with a push of a button.

BuildingConnected to Zebel integration
AI Bid Review

AI Bid Review before you carry a number

Zebel AI reviews the quotes in the raw format sent by subs and maps the numbers and scope items to your custom bid form.

The source line stays attached

Every mapped amount points back to the line in the sub’s quote, so you can check the read.

Discrepancies get flagged

Missing scope and totals that don’t add up are flagged. You still review, level, and choose.

Subcontractor Directory

Subcontractor network, in one place

Keep subcontractor contacts and trades organized in one shared directory, making it easier to find the right subcontractors when building bid packages.

Organized by trade

Find subcontractors by trade and quickly identify who to include in each bid package.

Built into the bid workflow

Use your subcontractor directory while building bid packages and preparing invitations to bid.

What used to take us a week or more to produce a conceptual estimate has been streamlined into a matter of hours. Our repeat customers know of our new capability and it is helping them focus on viable deals, using our reliable cost data, and giving us more work Opportunities.

JON REID

URBANCORE CONSTRUCTION

More estimating capacity from the same team

Zebel has definitely helped us do more estimates with less people and know that they're going to be more accurate.

Integrating AI into pre-construction in our business with Zebel has set us apart from our competitors because it is so cutting edge and it's helping nail down the details.

It's helped us with our win rate and strengthen the relationship with clients, because they're able to come to us early and then we can help them work through the process from very early on

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Bids to budgets, without the spreadsheets

Level bids, review them with AI, and carry the winning number into the estimate, all in the same platform.