BuildingConnected vs Ganarpro Deal Marketplace: How They Help You Manage Bids
When it comes to preconstruction and bid management, contractors and subcontractors rely on platforms that simplify how they access, share, and respond to Invitations to Bid (ITBs), RFPs, and RFQs. Two platforms serving this space are BuildingConnected and the Ganarpro Deal Marketplace.
This article breaks down how each platform works, what they’re best at, and how they fit into your bidding workflow.
🏗 What is BuildingConnected?
BuildingConnected, part of Autodesk Construction Cloud, is a well-known bid management platform used by general contractors and subcontractors to distribute and respond to bid invitations. It’s primarily used to manage the preconstruction phase, where GCs can:
- Send ITBs to subcontractors
- Track bid responses
- Organize contacts and vendor qualifications
- Maintain bid history
BuildingConnected is widely adopted across commercial construction and is especially helpful for large GCs who manage hundreds of trades and bid packages on complex projects.
💼 What is the Ganarpro Deal Marketplace?
The Ganarpro Deal Marketplace is designed for construction professionals who want to share, monetize, and discover bid opportunities. It complements traditional ITB platforms by helping users get more value from the bid invites they already receive — whether through BuildingConnected, SmartBid, or other channels.
🔄 How the Marketplace Works
Ganarpro Deal Marketplace lets users:
- Upload & Share: Post ITBs, RFPs, RFQs from sources like BuildingConnected, SAM.gov, BidSync, or even direct email.
- Browse & Purchase: Find relevant deals and add them to your pipeline for $2 per deal.
- Earn Per Sale: If you upload a deal, you earn $1 every time someone purchases it.
This creates a win-win: you get paid for unused ITBs, and others discover high-quality, real-time bid opportunities.
🎯 Deal Eligibility Criteria
To maintain deal quality and relevance, the marketplace only accepts bids that:
- Have a due date in the future or within the last 14 days.
- Come from a formal solicitation: ITB, RFP, RFI, RFQ, or public posting.
- Include decision-maker contact info (email and phone).
👥 Who Uses the Marketplace?
🔹 Deal Creators
- Share bids they received but may not pursue.
- Earn passive income ($1 per deal sold).
- Control visibility (private or public posting).
🔹 Deal Buyers
- Save time sourcing ITBs manually.
- Purchase ready-to-bid opportunities for $2 each.
- Add deals directly to their Ganarpro pipeline.
- Collaborate with deal creators through built-in comments.
📤 Common Bid Sources
Ganarpro users often upload bids originally received via:
- BuildingConnected
- SmartBid
- SAM.gov
- GovWin
- BidSync
- Direct emails from GCs or public agencies
📈 Monetization Model
| Role | Action | Cost / Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| Deal Creator | Upload and share a deal | Earns $1 per purchase |
| Deal Buyer | Browse and purchase a deal | Pays $2 per deal |
🔗 Integration with Ganarpro Pipeline
Purchased deals are automatically added to the Ganarpro CRM pipeline, so users can manage follow-ups, schedule tasks, and track deal progress through a Kanban board.
🔐 Privacy and Control
- Private Deals: Only the uploader can view and manage.
- Public Deals: Shared with the marketplace for discovery.
- Collaboration: Public deals allow both buyer and creator to comment and exchange insights.
- Version Control: Public deals are static—future edits aren’t synced to buyers’ copies.
🧰 Platform Features Overview
- CRM & Kanban Integration for managing deals
- Collaborative Comments between deal creators and buyers
- Ganarpro-Branded Receipts for every transaction
- Quick Upload & Share — start earning in minutes
📘 Example Use Case
Let’s say you receive an ITB for a high school construction project through BuildingConnected but don’t plan to bid on it.
- You upload the ITB to the Ganarpro Deal Marketplace.
- You mark it as public so others can discover it.
- A subcontractor browsing the marketplace buys the deal for $2.
- You earn $1.
- You both collaborate in the comments to discuss takeoff strategies — improving chances of winning the job.