Track every bid.
Own every win.

Bid opportunity management and a lightweight CRM built for commercial construction contractors. Follow every pursuit from first ITB to final award — and never wonder where an opportunity stands.

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Built for specialty contractors $99/mo flat — unlimited estimators Works on phone, tablet, and desktop
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Features

Every bid, from first call to final award.

A purpose-built pipeline, a contractor's CRM, and the analytics to know your real hit ratio — in one place your whole estimating team can use.

Bid Pipeline

A Kanban board that moves every opportunity from Lead to Invited, Estimating, Submitted, and Awarded. Drag to advance a bid; the status, dates, and audit trail update automatically.

Contractor CRM

Every GC, owner, architect, and CM you bid to — with named contacts, bid history, and a running hit ratio per client. Flag preferred relationships and do-not-bid accounts.

Documents & Audit Trail

Drawings, specs, addenda, RFIs, estimates, and the submitted proposal — attached to the bid. Every status change, revision, and upload is logged to an immutable history.

Win/Loss Analytics

Hit ratio by client, project type, location, and estimator. Pipeline value by stage, conversion funnel, time-in-stage, lost-reason breakdown, and backlog forecast — all live.

Bid Calendar

Pre-bid walks, bid-due dates, and award decisions on one calendar. See what's due this week so nothing slips — on the desk or from the field.

Reports & Margin Control

Estimator scorecards, win/loss detail, and pipeline exports to PDF or CSV. Margin stays gated — owners and admins see it, members don't, and it never leaves your account.

The Lifecycle

Your bid process. Tracked end to end.

Every opportunity follows a clear path with clean handoffs — so you always know what's live, what's pending, and what closed.

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Lead
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Invited
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Estimating
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Submitted
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Awarded
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Active Project
Who Built This

Built by a CPA inside specialty contracting.

Mike Downs

CPA, CCIFP · Fractional CFO · Dawsonville, GA

20+ years in commercial construction accounting, working alongside specialty contractors on job costing, WIP, and the bid table. I got tired of watching good opportunities tracked in spreadsheets and inboxes — where the hit ratio is a guess and the audit trail doesn't exist. So I built the tool I wanted my clients to have.

Pricing

Simple pricing. No surprises.

One plan. One price. Your whole estimating team on one account.

$99/mo
Unlimited estimators. All features included.
  • 30-day free trial — no credit card required
  • Full bid pipeline, CRM, and audit trail
  • Win/loss analytics & estimator scorecards
  • Document storage on every bid
  • Margin visibility controls
  • PDF & CSV reporting
  • Works on desktop, tablet, and phone
  • Cancel anytime — no contracts
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No per-seat pricing. No hidden fees. No annual commitment.

Part of the Relay suite. Already run Relay Dashboards or Relay Workflows? Add Relay Proposals and your second product is 30% off, with every additional product 50% off — billed together, on one account.

FAQ

Questions? Answers.

What is Relay Proposals?
Relay Proposals is a bid opportunity management platform and lightweight CRM built for commercial construction contractors. It tracks every bid from lead identification through award — replacing the spreadsheets and inboxes most estimating teams use today with one pipeline, a client database, document storage, and live win/loss analytics.
Who is it for?
Specialty and general contractors who pursue commercial work — mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, concrete, drywall, and the trades that bid to GCs, owners, and CMs. If your team chases multiple bids at once and needs to know its real hit ratio, this is for you.
How is this different from a generic CRM or a spreadsheet?
It speaks construction. Pipeline stages map to how bids actually move (Lead, Invited, Estimating, Submitted, Awarded). It models pre-bid walks, addenda, RFIs, base bids and alternates, lost reasons, and competitor tracking. The analytics are the ones estimators care about — hit ratio by client and project type, time-in-stage, backlog forecast — and margin is gated so the right people see it and it never leaves your account.
Does it work from the field?
Yes. Relay Proposals is a fully responsive web app that works on desktop, tablet, and phone, and installs to your home screen for a native-app feel. Update a bid after a walk, log an addendum, or check what's due this week from any device.
How does billing work?
$99/month flat with a 30-day free trial — no credit card required to start. After the trial, billing is monthly and you can cancel anytime. No per-seat charges and no annual contract. If you also use other Relay products, they bundle on one account with a multi-product discount.
Can I keep margin private from my estimators?
Yes. Margin fields are permission-gated — owners and admins see them by default, members don't. The control is enforced at the data layer, not just hidden in the interface, and margin is filtered out of reports and exports for anyone without permission. It never leaves your account.
Is my data secure?
All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Row Level Security isolates your data to your organization at the database level, not just the application. There are no passwords — sign-in is a secure one-time code sent to your email. Additional protections include a strict Content Security Policy, Subresource Integrity on every script, and an append-only audit trail on bids.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. No annual contracts and no cancellation fees. Cancel anytime and you keep access through the end of your current billing period.

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