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General contractors, owners, and subcontractors working in commercial construction.
Archdesk works best for construction companies, specialist contractors and heavy industries.
This product is easy to use, great time saving for sending invitations to subcontractors, it has a great data of subcontractors too.
It can be embarrassing how some employees have been terminated from their companies but on Building Connected they are my point of contact so I ask for them and get that bad news.
It is the best "software" on the market. With the integration into the whole Autodesk family, BuildingConnected is definitely the best "bang for your buck.
I dislike that subcontractors who view the ITB can close it and do not have to confirm their intent, thus wasting a lot of time when we have to call "non-responders.
Great solution and platform for storing all project information that is necessary for bidding, giving Subcontractors and vendors the ability to see and view all of the information very easily.
Many subcontractors struggle to use the software. It seems as if 1/3 to 1/2 of contacted subs do not get the message or do not respond.
The ease of use for both the GC and our subcontractors. Like that as a team we can view bids as they are submitted as well as see questions and the appropriate person is then able to respond quickly.
We cannot edit the sub trade information in the software directly whenever we come across or find errors.
The financial dashboards give a good clear insight into how the spending on a project is going and in doing so helps to manage budgets and maximise profit.
Our Finance department loathes the system due the incredibly poor integration with Xero and inaccuracies the system causes.
We like how easy it is to use and tracks all of our projects in one place. It is a brilliant software to visually see where you are on every job in a snapshot.
It is the system of record for everything. I've worked at an organization before that didn't use it and life was miserable.
My overall experience has been very good, great support and Archdesk are always making improvements and listen to customer feedback.
It doesn't store the data you have to download it from Archdesk which causes problems when you are remote on a building site.
There is also a great program and scheduling section that again works nicely with the whole system. Relatively simple to use and the support system is great.
Of more concern is that the system fails in basic auditing and compliance. Staff were able to delete documents and evidence from the system without the Compliance Director being informed.
Wayne R: Hi, my name's Wayne. I'm the senior estimator for a general contractor. I would rate BuildingConnected at a four out of five. And for more reviews, quick below. Okay. Previously, we used Dropbox. We used to email individual subs for requests, for quotes. Very time consuming. We looked at what we were using currently and decided that the payback time for the time savings would be very short. Okay. It was fairly simple to get familiar with the software and start to utilize it in an efficient manner. I would say that if you're looking for a cost savings as far as time to invite subcontractors and suppliers to quote on your project, it is very beneficial to use this software.
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