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Save Time & Money
Out of the millions of dollars spent by contractors each year, thousands of hours are lost to the unavoidable inefficiencies of paper-based purchasing systems. Even the smallest transactions may take a stack of letters and faxes to complete, not to mention hours of negotiating on the phone. But now there's a resource that will make your business more competitive and profitable than ever before, yet requires a fraction of the time and effort: ContractorHub.com.
ContractorHub.com replaces time-consuming, costly, labor-intensive bidding, ordering and purchasing systems with fast, highly efficient, money-saving e-commerce tools. It enables you to reduce your overall operating costs by a substantial amount. Just consider; to create a simple Purchase Order will cost you about $50 each, but now you can create a Purchase Order on the HUB from the RFQ within seconds, all electronically, with no paper! The savings are big. In addition, ContractorHub.com allows you to aggregate your purchasing power over multiple jobs. The HUB now facilitates transmitting Drawings and Specification documents electronically. Now you can distribute drawings and specifications to your suppliers and subcontractors without using a single sheet of paper. The subcontractor than by utilizing the WinEst Virtual Takeoff can complete an estimate on screen from anywhere at anytime and respond to your request online. Besides now the project managers can do the same thing with change orders and other jobsite requests the possibilities are endless, just use your imagination. The savings from the elimination of paper alone can make the difference between loss and profit. Think about it.
Automate and Streamline Your Purchasing System
- Reduce the cost of exchanging information with suppliers and contractors.
- Create and distribute scope letters to suppliers and contractors on the HUB.
- Create RFQ(s) in your WinEst estimate and transfer automatically to the HUB, or on the HUB or other sources if you are not a WinEst user.
- Transfer documents, drawings and other notes on the HUB.
- Send RFQ(s), ITB(s) to suppliers and contractors of your choice by a push of a button on the HUB.
- Reduce material costs by quickly locating the most competitive bids.
- Obtain hard to find items by surveying the supply database on the HUB.
- Analyze supplier quotes by price, vendor, product, and Construction Specification Institute (CSI) Code.
- Shorten fulfillment cycles by communicating online instead of using regular mail or fax.
- Generate electronic purchase orders and direct payments.
- Lower administration costs by eliminating labor-intensive, error-prone paperwork.
- Transmit all of your construction documents electronically and reduce printing costs.
- The HUB maintains complete records of all transactions and notes. These records are easily retrievable at any time in the future.
Utilize Public and Private Buying Networks
- Expand your network of suppliers while maintaining existing supplier relationships.
- Establish your own private network of vendors online.
- Quickly locate qualified, reliable suppliers in new or unfamiliar markets. This way you can bid a job anywhere with current local prices and sub bids.
- Negotiate your own terms with the suppliers of your choice.
Acquire Valuable Data
- Use the HUB’s Q&A feature to communicate directly with your suppliers and maintain a historical record of your business transactions.
- Obtain real-time reports for job costing applications.
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