You bring the tools, the skills, and the hands. We handle everything else.
From the invitation to bid to the submission and through the job itself, BidReady runs your back office. Respond to more bids in less time, win more work, and spend your day on the work that makes you money.
Solo or small crew
More time on the tools.
You got into the trade to do the work. Archer reads the specs, tracks the deadlines, and drafts the proposal so you can stay on the jobsite.
See it for contractorsGrowing the business
Your whole back office staff, in one app.
With BidReady, Archer is your back office: specialist agents for bid intake, scope review, estimating, office management, and project tracking. If a task doesn't need your hands, Archer has it covered, and that payroll stays in your pocket.
See it for ownersRunning a GC shop? BidReady for general contractors is coming soon.
Learn moreFrom the invitation to the finished job. Your approval at every step.
Step 1 · Bid Intake
Every invitation to bid, caught the moment it lands.
Connected to your inbox
Link Microsoft 365, Gmail, or any IMAP email account. Archer watches for invitations to bid, addenda, and messages from GCs.
Every way in
Forward an email, text your BidReady number, or share files from your phone. It all lands in the same place.
Organized for you
The GC, the project, the due date, and the bid documents are pulled out and filed, and GC contact details are filled in for you.
You decide which bids to pursue. Archer brings you each one with what you need to make the call.
Meet Archer
Your back office has a name. It's Archer.
Archer is the agent built into BidReady. It watches for new work, keeps every bid moving, and comes to you when it needs a decision.
Watches your inbox
Invitations to bid, addenda, and messages from GCs, suppliers, and your own team are caught and sorted the moment they arrive.
Runs the workflow
Archer manages the data and the paperwork for every bid, from the invitation to the submission to the job.
Acts on its own
Deadline reminders, a daily summary, and follow-up on anything that has stalled. Archer knows what needs doing and gets it done.
Nudges you to decide
When something needs you, like reviewing scope, approving a proposal, or making a call, Archer puts it in your queue and lets you know.
Lives on your phone
Everything runs in the BidReady app for iPhone and Android. Chat with Archer, approve work, and check on a job from the jobsite.
You bring the tools, the skills, and the hands.
Archer handles everything else.
A back office you can count on.
Your bids, your numbers, and your deadlines, handled with care.
The first tool that runs your whole back office.
Most construction tools help your estimator count things on a drawing. BidReady runs the back office around every bid: it catches the invitation, reads the spec book, drafts the proposal, and tracks the job once you win.
Takeoff tools
PlanSwift, STACK, Togal
Count things on drawings
BidReady handles everything around the count: the spec book, the proposal, the deadline.
Bid networks
BuildingConnected, ConstructConnect
Send you the invitation
Archer catches the invitation and BidReady responds to it.
Quote apps
Joist
Generate simple quotes
BidReady handles commercial bid packages.