Deal Marketplace Overview
The Deal Marketplace enables users to upload and share Invitations to Bid and other bid solicitation requests. These opportunities can be shared publicly, allowing users to monetize their connections while helping others discover relevant bids.
Deal Eligibility Criteria
To ensure that only relevant and timely bid opportunities are shared, deals must meet the following criteria:
The bid must include a bid due date in the future or within the past 14 days.
Deals must originate from a formal solicitation method such as ITB, RFP, RFI, RFQ, or Public Notices.
The bid request must contain an estimator or decision-maker’s contact information, including an email address.
By using the Ganarpro Deal Opportunity Marketplace, construction professionals can efficiently discover, share, and act on bid opportunities while monetizing their industry connections.
How to Participate
1. Upload Bid Requests
Users can upload bid opportunities from their email inbox, including ITBs, RFPs, and other solicitation types.
2. Browse & Purchase Deals
Users can explore available bid opportunities and add them to their pipeline for a fee.
3. Earn Revenue
Users who upload qualified bid opportunities earn $1 per deal purchased by another user.
Deal Creators
Turn unused or non-priority ITBs into passive income.
Contribute to a collaborative construction community.
Upload ITB requests to create deals.
Choose to keep deals private or share them publicly.
Earn $1 per deal when another user purchases it.
Deal Buyers
Gain access to bid opportunities they might have otherwise missed.
Save time by purchasing deals instead of sourcing ITBs manually.
Browse the marketplace and add relevant deals to their pipeline.
Collaborate via comments to improve bid success rates.
Pay $2 per deal to add opportunities to their pipeline.
Common Bid Request Sources
Bid requests typically originate from:
BuildingConnected (most common ITB platform)
SmartBid (another major ITB source)
Direct Emails from Construction Companies
An Invitation to Bid (ITB) is a formal request inviting contractors or vendors to submit bids based on detailed project specifications. ITBs are typically price-driven and include project-specific requirements, making them a common procurement method in construction.
Monetization Model
Deal Creators: Earn $1 per deal each time their shared deal is purchased.
Deal Buyers: Pay $2 per deal to add opportunities to their pipeline.
Pipeline Integration
Purchased deals are seamlessly added to a buyer’s Ganarpro project pipeline for easy tracking and management.
Privacy and Control:
Private Deals: Deals begin as private, ensuring that only the creator can view and manage them.
Public Deals: Users can share deals publicly with the push of a button.
Collaboration: If a public deal is added to another user’s pipeline, both parties can see and contribute to the comments.
Editing: Once a deal is shared publicly, any new edits made by the creator are not pushed to other users’ versions.
Platform Features
Ganarpro Branding: The platform’s branding appears on receipts, reinforcing its role as the central hub for bid transactions.
Collaboration Tools: Deals include features like commenting to enhance communication between creators and buyers.
Efficiency: Buyers can quickly build their pipelines, while creators monetize their ITB efforts.
Kanban Board Integration: Use the Ganarpro Pipeline Kanban Board to track and manage bid opportunities efficiently.
Example Use Case:
A user uploads an ITB for a large school construction project.
They decide to make the deal public on Ganarpro’s marketplace.
Another user (e.g., a subcontractor or supplier) purchases the deal and adds it to their pipeline.
Both users collaborate in the comment section, discussing bidding strategies.
The deal owner and buyer increase their chances of winning the contract through shared insights.