BidCentral vs Easy Bidding Online Planroom

BidCentral is a web-based marketplace for finding and managing construction project opportunities. Users can search pre-bid, public, permit, and private listings, receive matched opportunities, and get project-update notifications. Its myPlanroom tools store project details and documents, track interested bidders, manage invitations, and provide audit-trail reporting. Invitation to Bid tools distribute documents and show bidding activity in real time. Users can post public or private projects and manage invitations, documents, addenda, site-meeting notices, and contractor communications. A British Columbia directory connects construction professionals with project owners and contractors seeking work. Premium adds Canada-wide ICI and residential permit listings, permit lead tracking, and a built-in permit CRM. The free Basic plan costs nothing and includes project viewing, a bid calendar, opportunity matching, a basic directory listing, and unlimited private and BidCentral project posts. Basic excludes advanced search, unlimited full project access, planroom documents, project update notifications, and Invitation to Bid tools. Premium costs $79 a month or $875 a year; association members receive a 40% discount on annual purchases.

Easy Bidding Online Planroom is a paid web service offering a customised, fully managed planroom for construction businesses. It uses the business’s branding and supports public or private projects, with project-key access for private work. Users can upload project files, send bid invitations by email or fax, choose recipients by trade, group and location, and receive real-time activity and bid-response reporting. The service tracks planholders and manages invitations to bid. Project documents can be viewed in a browser, with downloads available on some projects. Update notifications and an upcoming-project calendar support project visibility. Calendar events can be added to Google Calendar or Outlook, or shared through an iCal URL. Print ordering and file uploads for printing are available. The cloud service is described as accessible anytime and anywhere. Sealed bidding keeps bids closed until the deadline, with retraction or resubmission allowed before then. Pricing is available on request.