CMiC vs Easy Bidding Online Planroom

CMiC is a construction ERP for managing financials, projects, workflows and analytics. Its financial tools include construction accounting, project controls, equipment and inventory, opportunity management, payroll and human capital management. Project management covers controls, drawings and construction documents, prequalification and procurement, quality, and safety. CMiC says its Single Database Platform brings financials, projects, resources and content assets together. Deployment options include on-premise installations, private-cloud Platform-as-a-Service and multi-tenant cloud Software-as-a-Service. Listed integrations include Bluebeam, Kofax, DocuSign, Microsoft Integration Package, Power BI and ImageTrust. Its APIs expose enterprise business logic through endpoints for connecting with other applications; a global API request record limit began with Patch 22. CMiC also offers mobile products for smartphones, tablets and desktops, including Construct APR, CHK, CT, ESS, OM, PM and PR. Construct ESS is available for iOS and Android. The company serves general and specialty contractors, heavy/highway firms and project owners. Pricing is available on request.

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.