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AI and bid boards: from invitation to takeoff

In short

The slowest part of bidding is often getting the plans: open the invitation, download the set, upload it somewhere else. Field24 lists, opens and downloads your BuildingConnected, Merx and PlanHub invitations for you, or starts from an invitation you forward by email.

The download-and-upload loop

Every invitation means logging into a bid board, finding the project, downloading a large set and moving it into whatever you take off in. Multiply by the bids you see each week and it is a real share of an estimator's time, before any measuring starts.

How Field24 handles intake

  • Bid boards. BuildingConnected, Merx and PlanHub invitations are listed, opened and downloaded for you.
  • Email. Every account has a plan-upload address; forward the invitation and the takeoff starts.
  • Public bids. Alerts for public bids in your area.
  • Submission. Field24 can draft, submit and revise the bid on BuildingConnected, behind an Accept prompt you control.

Connect your bid board

Common questions

Can AI submit a bid for me?

Field24 can draft, submit and revise a bid on BuildingConnected, but only after you accept each send.

Which bid boards does Field24 work with?

BuildingConnected, Merx and PlanHub, plus any invitation you forward by email.

Sources

  1. Field24, official site

Keep reading

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Last reviewed November 9, 2026. Cite as: AI for Construction, “AI and bid boards: from invitation to takeoff,” https://ai-4-construction.com/guides/ai-and-bid-boards/