Pre-Construction 50: Bidding, Scheduling, Pre-Qualification, Value Engineering, Modeling and Simulation

Preconstruction 50

The areas of Bid Management and Pre-Qualifications, Estimating, Scheduling, Modeling & Simulation, or Value Engineering and Life Cycle Analysis have seen significant growth in recent years. Companies like BuildingConnected, ALICE Technologies, PYPE, Helix, IRIS, and Join are among the new companies making waves in the space.

On this list, we take stock of the sector's and incumbents.

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Pre-Construction Software 50 List

About the List: Who is on it, and who is not and why?

The List is Not Exhaustive. If you want every solution, go to the directory.

We could have had a Preconstruction 100 list at this point. There are now so many solutions at play for the planning phases of Buildings & Infrastructure Projects. In fact, we have a directory of companies to explore by company type, and increasingly, those companies can be searched there by market sector they serve and where they are based. You can also unlock a section of the company profiles for more analysis of that company.

The List is Intended to Be "Representative," not comprehensive. The directory is a better place for a more comprehensive listing.

The Preconstruction 50 was organized to provide a flavor of the solutions in the major sectors of pre-construction we look at under that heading.

  • Some companies on the list may easily have fit under more headings, but we chose to place them only under certain headings in order to provide room for a representative list.
  • Some companies on the list are member/subscribers to BuiltWorlds as of the publication date of this list. We have Indicated those firms in bold letters in order to be transparent.
  • We have also made an effort to include a representative sampling of early stage players in the sector for the benefit of our members who are interested in new solutions.
  • Certain areas of project planning activity such as Building Product and Materials Marketplaces, Design Tools, and Modularization and Fabrication Tools, Drones and Scanners, and field-oriented Resource Planning and Scheduling solutions are not on this list. We will include them in different lists and also make more of an effort to catalogue them in the directory. Again, you can always go to the Network Directory and search "Technology" and "Type" to find them.
  • Certain Sectors like single family home building are under-represented on the list. We recently launched a "Sectors" search feature in our directory and will begin filling out more sector-specific offerings.

For more in depth information about the companies on this list and to learn of other companies in these areas consult our more in-depth research reports and our companies directory or see below the list for more informational videos and reports on the topic.

(You can also click through companies to find more information on their company pages.)

Pre-Qualification Software

  1.  Compass (Bespoke Metrics)
  2.  Textura Pre-Qaulification Manager (ORACLE)
  3.  TradeTapp (Autodesk)
  4.   Vertikal

Bid Management Solutions

  1. BASIS
  2. BidVue (Stratusvue)
  3. BuildingConnected (Autodesk)
  4. CMiC
  5. Dodge Data & Analytics
  6. isqft (ConstructConnect)
  7. Pantera Global Technology
  8. Planhub
  9. PROCORE
  10. SmartBid (ConstructConnect)

Estimating

  1. Planswift (ConstructConnect) - Take-Off Software.
  2. Assemble (Autodesk) - Integrates with Sage to Integrate models with estimating.
  3. Heavybid (HCSS)
  4. Ineight
  5. Joyne
  6. OnCenter (ConstructConnect) - Take-Off Software
  7. PROCORE
  8. Stack
  9. Timberline (Sage)
  10. WinEst (Trimble)
  11. ViewPoint (Trimble)
  12. Pype (Autodesk)

Watch Past Sessions & Meet Experts on Pre-Construction Software to Learn More:

Analyst Call: Preconstruction I: Bid Management

In the bustling world of construction, where projects are won or lost on the basis of competitive bids, efficiency is key. Bid management software emerges as a crucial tool in streamlining the intricate process of tendering for construction projects. In an industry where time is money and accuracy is paramount, bid management software offers a […]

BuiltWorlds Session: Edward Bernard, SVP, National Director – Facilities Services, Terracon

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BuiltWorlds Analyst Call: Generative Risk Mitigation

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Demo Drop: Build Smartr Robotics

Build Smartr Robotics is one of the few steel framing companies in British Columbia, Canada that provides prefabricated framing solutions made from 100% recycled material. The company is poising itself to disrupt and innovate traditional home building by striving to press the advantage of steel-framed homes into the construction and manufacturing industries. They have focused […]

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2023 Buildings Conference: SOM Presentation on 800 Fulton Market

Ahead of SOM’s guided tour of 800 W Fulton Market on Thursday, 5/18, Kevin Rodenkirch, and Julie Michiels will present on 800 W Fulton, an immersive mixed-use office building in Chicago’s Fulton Market. Speakers: Kevin Rodenkirch, Associate Principal, Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) Julie Michiels, Senior Associate Principal, Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)

2023 Paris Summit Demo Night: Bosso

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BuiltWorlds Session: John Ortiz, Global Head of Sustainability, Master Builders Solutions

John Ortiz, Global Head of Sustainability for Master Builders Solutions (formerly MBCC Group) sat down with BuiltWorlds’ Gianna Shaw to discuss some of the exciting things that he is looking forward to in the second half of this year. Master Builder Solutions was recently acquired by Sika and Ortiz says that now that the company […]

BuiltWorlds Session: Leila Banijamali, CEO, Symbium

Leila Banijamali, CEO of Symbium sat down at our recent 2023 Buildings Conference to talk through some of the things going on around her business that she’s most looking forward to and excited about. Symbium, which was founded in 2018, is a company that allows for builders to interact directly with the government on a […]

2023 Venture West Conference: The Modular Model: To Integrate Or Partner

This panel will dive into the the highly debated topic of how best to vertically unify this industry via modular construction. Does the Tesla model work in construction? Looking into the Katerra downfall: a testament to its market disrupting potential or how not to integrate in the AEC space. Moderated By: Dan Laboe, Director of […]