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Technology Solutions for the AEC Industry

Simplify Public Project Bid Management

A fully customized BluBuild project portal that organizes documents, manages access, and automates printing—so your team can focus on design, not paperwork.

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Public Project Bidding Should Work for You — Not Against You

Public projects require strict documentation and transparency, but managing bid sets, updates, and distribution can pull your team away from design and delivery. BluBuild centralizes the process, giving you visibility, control, and documented workflows so you can manage public bids with confidence.

You spend time tracking who has which drawings instead of moving the project forward

Your staff coordinates bid sets manually across emails and file shares

Missed updates introduce avoidable risk and liability

Access must be carefully monitored to meet compliance requirements

Printing and distribution turn into a time-consuming logistical task

Built to Give Your Team Control Without Adding Work

BluBuild brings your project documents, bidder access, and distribution workflow into one organized system—so your team spends less time managing files and more time moving the project forward.

How BluBuild Supports Your Team:

Centralized documents ensure bidders always access the correct version.

Full audit trails track access, downloads, and orders.

Automated workflows replace manual bid coordination and tracking.

Permission controls protect documents by firm, role, or trade.

Contractors can order prints directly with automatic production routing.

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Core Capabilities

A complete system designed to keep your public projects organized, documented, and moving forward.

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Centralized Document Management

Upload and organize all project files in one secure location
Ensure all stakeholders access the latest version
Maintain a complete audit trail of access and downloads

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Version Control & Revision Tracking

Notify bidders automatically when updates or addenda are issued
Maintain a clear history of revisions
Reduce risk tied to outdated documents

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Controlled Access & Bidder Tracking

Grant access by role, company, or trade
Track who views, downloads, or orders documents
Maintain clear documentation for compliance and transparency

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Bid Communication & Notifications

Send updates, notices, and addenda directly from the portal
Keep bidder communication documented in one place
Reduce missed messages and manual follow-ups

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Automated Printing & Distribution

Allow contractors to order printed sets directly
Route orders automatically to BluEdge production
Eliminate manual coordination and email chains

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Fully Customized Project Portal

Branded portal tailored to your firm
Organized by project, phase, or package
Scalable for single projects or full pipelines

How it Works

Upload your project files

Set access permissions and invite bidders

Track downloads, activity, and document flow

Contractors order prints directly from the portal

BluEdge produces and delivers automatically

Built with YOU in mind

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Construction Administrators

Track bidder access, maintain distribution records, and document project activity.

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Design Teams

Share updates confidently knowing everyone is working from the latest files.

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Firm Principals

Maintain compliance, reduce risk, and ensure public projects run smoothly.

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Project Architects

Manage drawings, addenda, and bid documentation with full visibility and control.

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Project Managers

Keep stakeholders aligned while reducing time spent coordinating documents.

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Specification Writers

Ensure bid documents, revisions, and issued sets remain organized and traceable.

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More Than a Portal — A Connected Production Workflow

BluBuild links your project documents directly to BluEdge’s printing and fulfillment network, reducing handoffs, errors, and manual coordination.

What this means for your team:

Direct connection to BluEdge production and distribution
Consistent document quality and version control
Nationwide delivery without added logistics
Support from experienced AEC print specialists

We have been blown away by the support, timeliness, courtesy, patience, and understanding from your staff many times over in the last week, and I'd love to wish you sincere congratulations on such a truly exemplary team

National Association of Development Companies

BluEdge’s color management services have enabled our marketing department to ensure consistency between digital images, their view on screen, and the output from our color printer. It's amazing the variation you can possibly get from image to print without BluEdge calibrating and profiling our printers, scanners, monitors, and other equipment. They always keep us as close to perfection as possible.

RMJM

Very thorough, provided explanation of problems, offered preventative measures to avoid future errors and issues.

Spagnolo Gisness & Associates

I am a small company with a small monthly account, but BluEdge never makes me feel that way. They are always there when we need help with anything, and their response time is unmatched.

Jones Architecture

One key aspect that typically sets BluEdge apart from the others is their leadership. They've placed some of the best-managed print service people I’ve ever worked with. They know our business, and that’s where their values come through.

Perkins Eastman

BlueEdge was friendly, courteous, and responsive; I appreciate being able to get the tech's contact info so I can add them to the security list for access. ...It was discovered the print heads being clogged was the cause [of our issue] and it was promptly resolved. Thank you for the assistance!

Spagnolo Gisness & Associates

After a competitive review process, Columbia University Medical Center selected BluEdge to archive over 10,000 architectural and engineering drawings. We found BluEdge to have superior web management capabilities, along with exceptional customer service

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

I love being able to place an order at my convenience; 7 days a week, 24 ours a day. The system takes me step by step, ensuring all important information is communicated the first time which ends up saving me time. I love it!

LEHMAN SMITH MCLEISH

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