Send a message to contractors (specific bid package)

Messages can be sent to contractors that were invited to your bid to relay any additional information, or to simply follow up.

Messages can be sent via the contractor board, or by clicking in to a contractor and navigating to the "MESSAGES" tab.

Note: contractors can respond to your messages directly via email.

Option 1:  Contractor board

After navigating to your bidding module, click on a bid package and go to the "CONTRACTORS" tab to view the contractor board.

Hover over a contractor and click on the checkbox on the left-hand side of the contractor's name to reveal the bottom toolbar.

Click on the "MESSAGE" option to display the "Message" dialog. You can then type your message in to the text field, add any related attachments and click the "SEND" button.

Option 2:  "MESSAGES" tab of contractor

To send a message to a specific contractor in your contractor board, click to view their profile and navigate to the "MESSAGES" tab.

You can then type your message in to the text field, add any related attachments and click the "SEND" button.

 

Notifications

After sending a message to a contractor, they will receive an email notification like the one below.

Contractors can reply directly to your notification from their email account and all replies will be logged in their "messages" tab in the interface.