Leading contractors trust BidBow to win projects

Designed for Detailed Estimating & Competitive Bidding

BidBow aligns with your workflow and estimating approach. Don't sacrifice flexibility or accuracy for speed.

Unmatched Accuracy

A unit price database of resources and activities that can be nested at multiple levels enables accurate & winning estimates.

Fast to Use, Easy to Learn

Easy to use interface and powerful features help save at least half the time or double the volume of projects you can estimate.

Flexible Yet Structured

Highly flexible yet organized structure empowers you to estimate your way, without the risk of uncontrolled manual methods.

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Get All the Power,
Without the Complexity

BidBow cuts through complexity, providing intuitive features that streamline your workflow and boost your productivity.

Unit Price & Productivity Library

Drag and drop elements to your estimate, apply changes to your entire estimate in seconds, and nest cost elements at multiple levels. The result is faster and more accurate estimates.

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  • Resource Library for material, labor, equipment, and finance resources
  • Activity Library for activity crews and productivity rates
Estimate Templates

Templates of reusable elements can be used across your team for improved standardization and collaboration. One or more templates can be created for different types of projects or regions.

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  • Templates for different regions
  • Standard resources, activities, and items
  • Standard Estimate Direct & Indirect Items
Subcontractor & Supplier Quotes

Whether you're sourcing materials or seeking subcontractors for a specialized activity, BidBow streamlines the process of selecting the right quotes for a reliable estimate.

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  • Maintain a tagged list of vendors
  • Create packages for supplier material quotes and subcontractor item quotes
  • Make adjustments for true comparisons
  • Compare vendors side-by-side
Pricing Scenarios

Compare and evaluate pricing scenarios while keeping visibility of your costs whether on lump sum or unit price projects.

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  • Automatic scenarios based on two quantity sets
  • Build your own pricing scenarios
  • Compare based on competitiveness and profitability indicators
  • Set markup with full flexibility while staying on track with the selected price
Reports

Generate reports for your proposal and get insights on the estimate breakdown at various levels to meet the needs of your customers and internal stakeholders.

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  • Generate a price list for your proposal, or export it into your own format
  • Management reporting: Cost breakdown by labor equipment, material, subcontractors and finance
  • Finance reporting: Cost breakdown by resource subcategory or budget cost codes
  • Procurement reporting: Cost breakdown by resource, including total project quantities and rates
Collaboration

A centralized estimating cloud platform facilitates collaboration across the team further streamlining your process.

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  • Share estimates with team members
  • Assign roles & permissions
  • Collaborate on estimate items and separate responsibilities as needed

What our customers say

Discover what the construction community is saying about BidBow

“We recently started using BidBow and are thrilled to have already cut down 75% of time on our estimates. The easy learning curve of the software is a major advantage.”
Andres Daher, Chief Estimator, Horizone Construction
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