Oracle Preconstruction Overview
Oracle Preconstruction helps connect general contractors with the most qualified subcontractors for their projects.
In Preconstruction, individual contracts for each of the disciplines involved in each project are represented by bid packages.
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One Application, Two Roles
Two kinds of users use Preconstruction: General contractors and subcontractors. General contractors create the bid packages, and subcontractors place the bids. But that's not all they can do.
General contractors can—
- Maintain project documentation. Keep your plan drawings, contracts, scheduling documents, and all other important files organized with their corresponding projects and bid packages.
- Maintain a directory of subcontractors. As your organization builds relationships with subcontractors, keep information about them organized in one directory.
- Send invitations to bid. Create bid packages that represent contracts for all of the disciplines required on your projects, and then send invitations to bid on them to the subcontractors of your choice.
- Respond to subcontractor RFIs. As subcontractors review bid packages, they can use the application to send requests for information, and you can use it to respond to them.
- Review bids and award contracts. Review bids side-by-side in a convenient card layout for quick comparison, and then review details and attached documents for each. After subcontractors have submitted their bids and you have reviewed them, award the bid packages.
- Send messages to subcontractors. Send general text-based messages with attachments to subcontractors.
Subcontractors can—
- Accept invitations to bid. You can receive invitations to bid by email. If you're not already using the application, you can set up a free account and place your bid.
- Review work requirements. When you receive an invitation to bid, you can view all of the information the general contractor made available for it. But if something's lacking...
- Submit RFIs. Need more information? Preconstruction has a built-in system to manage RFIs, which you can use to submit RFIs and get the information you need.
- Receive messages from general contractors. Receive general text-based messages with attachments from general contractors.
Premium Features for Subcontractors. Subcontractors with Premium access have additional capabilities.
By default, Preconstruction logs you out of the application after eight hours of inactivity.
Related Topics
Premium Features for Subcontractors
Administrator Roles and Privileges
Last Published Friday, February 23, 2024