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How can I respond to a post?

With the Publications module, you can respond within 12Build to workpackages that have been made public by general contractors. In this article, you will learn how the response process works and how to prepare a proposal.

What will you find in this article?

  • Responding to a publication: The different statuses and actions when expressing interest.

  • Viewing the project and preparing a proposal: Where to find the approved postings in your dashboard.

Summary

You respond to a publication by expressing interest or participating directly, depending on the General contractor’s settings. After approval, the project is automatically added to your dashboard, after which you can begin preparing the proposal.

Requirements and Target Audience

This article is intended for subcontractors who have found an interesting project in the Publications module and want to take the next step in the quotation process.

Responding to a publication

How you respond depends on the general contractor’s preferences. The following options and statuses may apply:

  • I’m interested: You register for the project. The general contractor must manually approve or reject this registration.

  • Participate: You can submit a proposal immediately; no prior approval from the general contractor is required.

  • Waiting for a response: This status appears after you have responded. The general contractor is still reviewing your response.

  • Participation approved: Your response has been accepted. If the documents are available, you can begin preparing the proposal. Otherwise, you will receive them from the General contractor.

  • Participation rejected: The general contractor has rejected your bid. It is not possible to submit a proposal for this workpackage.

Viewing the project and preparing a proposal

Once your participation has been approved or you have been admitted directly, the publication will move to your own workspace:

  1. Click on Dashboard in the menu.

  2. Search for the relevant project in the project overview. You can recognize published projects by the blue arrow icon. 

  3. Click on the project name to open the project.

  4. You are now in the project environment where you can view the documents and prepare your proposal.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Question: Why can I participate directly in some projects but not in others? Answer: This is determined by the General contractor. For each publication, they decide whether subcontractors can submit bids directly or if a selection process (approval) must take place first.

Question: Where can I find the documents for the publication? Answer: Once your participation is approved, the project will appear in your dashboard. After opening the project, you will have access to the associated documents.

Question: How often can I respond to publications? Answer: That depends on your subscription: 

  • As a Free user, you can respond 3 times.

  • With an Activation subscription, you get 3 comments per month.

  • To comment unlimited times, you can upgrade to Connection. 

Troubleshooting

  • Symptom: The project isn’t showing up on my dashboard.

    • Cause: Participation has not yet been approved, or the status is still set to 'Waiting for response'.

    • Solution: Check the status in the Publications module. The project will only appear in your dashboard once the status changes to 'Participation approved'.