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BidSet Plan Room Manager

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Spec score 7.2 #23 of 31 in Construction Bid Management Software

What it is

BidSet Plan Room Manager is a web-based online plan room and bid management service for construction projects. Project teams can invite vendors by email or fax and classify them by trade. Bidders view construction plans and specifications online and order plan sets through the plan room, using an internet connection and supplied password without special software, downloads, or CAD skills. The service tracks invitations, declines, plan views, plan holders, response statistics, and bid results. It transmits and tracks addenda and project change notifications, while a central screen shows projects and supports archiving for future reference. Customers can pay for bid sets or let interested bidders pay for their own sets. BidSet describes the service as secure and notes a strategic partnership with The Blue Book. Owners, architects, general contractors, and construction managers use it. Pricing is on request. Support personnel are based in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.

Spec sheet

Product
BidSet Manager is described as an internet based construction bid management and plan room service.Read 10 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Integrations
The brochure describes a strategic partnership with The Blue Book and says Plan Room Manager was the online solution to its bidding application.Read 4 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Security
The brochure describes the service as secure.Read 10 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Support
BidSet says its sales and support personnel are centralized at its Lyndhurst, New Jersey headquarters and lists (877) 4-BidSet as its support number.Read 10 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Headquarters
Lyndhurst, New Jersey, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · bidset.com
Company
BidSet and JobsiteOnline are described as divisions of R.S. Knapp Co., Inc.Read 10 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Maker
BidSet and JobsiteOnline are described as divisions of R.S. Knapp Co., Inc.Read 4 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Access requirements
The brochure says bidders need an internet connection and a supplied password, and no CAD software or downloads are needed to view plans.Read 10 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Addenda
The service transmits and tracks addenda and project change notifications.Read 10 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Bid tracking
BidSet Manager tracks invitations, declines, plan views, plan holders, response statistics, and bid results.Read 4 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Bidder invitations
The service can solicit bids from vendors by email or fax and classify vendors by trade.Read 4 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Bidder tracking
The service tracks invitations, declines, plan views, plan holders, response statistics, and bid results.Read 10 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Integration
The brochure describes a strategic partnership with The Blue Book, whose bidding application used Plan Room Manager as its online solution.Read 10 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Payment options
Customers can choose to pay for bid sets or have interested bidders pay for their own sets.Read 4 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Plan viewing and ordering
Bidders can view construction plans and specifications online and order plan sets through the online plan room.Read 4 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Plans and specifications
Bidders can view construction plans and specifications online and order plan sets through the online plan room.Read 10 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Project archive
Users can view projects from one central screen and archive projects for future reference.Read 4 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Project records
Users can view projects from a central screen and archive them for future reference.Read 10 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Supported customers
BidSet’s page says owners, architects, general contractors, and construction managers use the service.Read 10 Oct 2026 · bidset.com
Vendor outreach
It can solicit bids from vendors by email or fax and classify vendors by trade.Read 10 Oct 2026 · bidset.com

Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Email and fax vendor invitations
  • Trade-based vendor classification
  • Online plans and specification viewing
  • Tracks bids and response statistics
  • Archives projects centrally

Limits

  • Pricing is available only on request
  • Requires internet connection and supplied password
  • Web platform only

Who it suits

It suits owners, architects, general contractors, and construction managers coordinating construction bids and plan distribution. It is intended for teams needing vendor outreach, bidder tracking, and archived project records through a web plan room.

Verdict

BidSet combines online plan access, vendor outreach, bid tracking, addenda handling, and project archiving in one construction-focused service. Its payment arrangement lets customers or interested bidders cover bid-set costs.

Where Specifiction places it

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