BuildIt
Built for pre-lease industrial build-outs

Contractor bidding for industrial real estate, without the email chain.

BuildIt connects brokers, tenants, and general contractors in one place to source, negotiate, and award pre-lease building improvement work — layout changes, racking, conveyors, and structural work.

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Broker access is currently limited to approved brokerage domains, including CBRE, Colliers, and Avison Young.

Distribution Center — Bldg 4

RackingConveyorLayout change
Gated
Thread — Contractor A
Can we get a site visit next week?
Anonymous BuyerYes — Tuesday afternoon works.
Formal_Quote_ContractorA.pdf
Submitted

3

Admitted

2

Quotes in

Open

Status

How it works

Four stages, from listing to award — all tracked in one place instead of a dozen email threads.

STEP 1

Publish the listing

Broker adds photos, drawings, and the job list — racking, conveyors, layout changes — and associates a buyer.

STEP 2

Admit contractors

Any contractor can request to bid. The broker picks a fixed number of slots to admit for private threads.

STEP 3

Bid in private threads

Each admitted contractor gets an isolated thread with the broker and the anonymous buyer to ask questions and submit a formal quote.

STEP 4

Award & complete

Broker selects a winner; buyer and broker both accept the work order and confirm completion before it closes.

One platform, three portals

Every role gets a purpose-built workspace — no one sees more than their role should.

Broker Portal

Publish a listing, gate contractor interest, run parallel private threads, and issue the work order — all from one dashboard.

  • Verified brokerage-domain signup
  • Slot-limited contractor admission
  • Side-by-side quote comparison
Sign up as a broker

Buyer Portal

Stay fully anonymous while you review contractors, ask questions, and sign off on the work order and completion alongside your broker.

  • Never identified to any contractor
  • Dual sign-off on award & completion
  • Anonymous ratings
Sign up as a buyer

Contractor Portal

Browse open listings, request access to bid, and negotiate in a private thread — no more chasing brokers over email.

  • Open marketplace browsing
  • Direct broker & buyer messaging
  • Submit formal PDF/Word quotes
Sign up as a contractor
Buyer anonymity, guaranteed

Contractors never see who the buyer is.

Across listings, chat, ratings, and quote acceptance, the buyer appears only as “Anonymous Buyer” to contractors — and as “Buyer for Listing X” in ratings. Their identity is enforced end to end, not just hidden in the UI.

  • Buyer identity never reaches a contractor-facing screen or API response
  • Anonymous, per-listing ratings for the broker and the winning contractor
  • The broker still knows the buyer — anonymity is strictly contractor-facing

Contractor's view of the thread

Anonymous BuyerWe’d like the racking installed before our fixtures arrive in March.
Understood — we can commit to that timeline.

Rating left after completion: “Buyer for Listing — Distribution Center Bldg 4”

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