An HBASmart Module · Early Access

Post a project. Get bids from fellow members.

HBASmart Bid Board is a members-only project board inside your HBA's branded app. General Contractors post projects, and Subcontractors who belong to your association submit private bids, right from the job site.

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Bid Board dashboard in the HBASmart app showing jobs posted, open bids, jobs awarded, active members and a chart of open jobs by trade.

The Bid Board dashboard in an HBA's branded app.

What is HBASmart Bid Board?

A bid board where every
bidder is a member.

HBASmart Bid Board is the members-only bidding module of HBASmart, the branded app platform ParadeSmart builds for Home Builders Associations. It gives your General Contractors a fast, trusted way to post projects and gives your Subcontractors a fast way to find that work and bid on it.

Active membership is checked every time someone signs in, so a General Contractor knows every bid comes from a vetted fellow member of the association, not a stranger off the internet. First announced as the ParadeSmart Bid Board, it now runs inside your HBA's own branded app.

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Vetted by membership

Only active members of your HBA can sign in, post projects or submit bids.

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Private by design

Each bid is visible only to the General Contractor who posted the project.

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Built for the job site

Review a project and submit a bid from a phone, or use the web app at a desk.

How It Works

Simple for contractors. Simple for trades.

Bid Board follows the way General Contractors and Subcontractors already work: post the project, collect bids, make the call.

For General Contractors

Post a project

Get bids from fellow HBA members within hours, not weeks.

  1. Sign inBid Board confirms your active membership automatically.
  2. Draft and publishDescribe the project, choose the trade and set a bid due date. Save a draft until it's ready.
  3. Receive private bidsBids arrive as members submit them, with a push notification for each new bid.
  4. Edit or closeUpdate the project while it's open, then close it when you've made your choice.
For Subcontractors

Find work and bid

New work from fellow members, open to you because you belong to the HBA.

  1. Sign in with your membershipYour active HBA membership is your access.
  2. Browse open projectsSee projects posted by General Contractors in your association.
  3. Submit a private bidBid in minutes, from the job site, on your phone. Only the posting contractor sees it.
  4. Stay on scheduleDue dates land on your HBA calendar, and you're notified when a bid is awarded.
Features

Everything a members-only
bid board needs.

The first release of Bid Board focuses on the core bidding workflow, built on the calendar, notifications and login every HBASmart app already includes.

Membership check on every login

Access is gated on active membership status, so lapsed members can't post or bid until they renew.

Project posting

General Contractors draft, publish, edit and close projects, each with a trade and a bid due date.

Private bids

Each bid is visible only to the General Contractor who posted the project. No public pricing, no bid shopping.

Due dates on the calendar

Bid due dates appear on your HBA's shared calendar, next to member events and classes.

New-bid and award alerts

Push notifications tell contractors when a bid arrives and tell trades when a bid is awarded.

Admin panel for HBA staff

Staff manage projects and member access, with membership sync and a manual re-sync when the member list changes.

Inside the App

Bid Board shows up everywhere members look.

Open jobs, bid deadlines and trade conversations sit right alongside everything else your HBA offers, in the same app and under the same login.

HBASmart app home screen showing the member's module shortcuts, active member and event counts, an association announcement and the week's upcoming events.
Home screenOpen jobs appear on every member's home screen.
HBASmart app calendar for November with filters by association and module, listing a membership lunch, bid due dates, a builder breakfast and a safety class.
Bid due datesDeadlines land on the HBA calendar automatically.
HBASmart app Community screen listing an open member forum, staff announcements, a framing trade group, a class discussion group and a members-only council.
Trade groupsMembers talk shop in trade discussion groups.
For Your Association

Member business stays inside your HBA.

Bid Board turns membership into something builders and trades use every week, which makes renewal an easy decision.

Why HBAs offer Bid Board

  • Gives General Contractors and Subcontractors a concrete, everyday reason to renew.
  • Keeps member-to-member business inside the association.
  • Runs inside the same branded app as your calendar, notifications and discussion board.
  • Staff stay in control of projects and member access from the admin panel.

Better with Membership

Bid Board needs to know who is an active member. Without Membership, your HBA imports its member list, including active status, so members can sign in.

With Membership (coming soon), status is set by payments, renewals and lapse rules, so access updates automatically and a lapsed member regains access the moment they renew.

On the Roadmap

Where Bid Board is headed.

These marketplace tools are planned for a later release, once real usage from launch HBAs confirms what members need most. They are not part of the first release.

Plans and file uploadsAttach plans and documents to a project, with secure download links for Subcontractors.
Trade-based project alertsPush notifications to eligible Subcontractors when a project in their trade is posted.
Bid comparison and awardSide-by-side bid comparison and one-click award for General Contractors.
Ratings and reviewsGeneral Contractors and Subcontractors rate each other after a job.
Activity countersTotal projects, jobs filled and active members, visible to your HBA.
AI-assisted biddingAI-assisted bid drafting and suggested trade categories.
Common Questions

Questions about
Bid Board

Bid Board is one of three HBASmart modules. See how HBASmart fits together or explore Education for courses and CE.

HBASmart Bid Board is the members-only bidding module of HBASmart, the branded app platform ParadeSmart builds for Home Builders Associations. General Contractors who belong to the HBA post projects, and Subcontractors who belong to the same HBA submit private bids from their phones or computers. Because membership is checked every time someone signs in, every bidder is a vetted fellow member of the association.
Active members of the HBA that runs Bid Board. General Contractors post projects, and Subcontractors browse open projects and submit bids. Bid Board checks each person's membership status when they sign in, so someone whose membership has lapsed can't post or bid until they renew. HBAs using Membership can also set rules by member type, such as which types can post projects.
Only the General Contractor who posted the project. Bids in Bid Board are private, so Subcontractors never see each other's pricing and other members can't browse submitted bids. HBA staff manage projects and member access through the Bid Board admin panel.
Yes. This is the members-only Bid Board that ParadeSmart previously announced as coming soon, now built as one of three add-on modules for HBASmart, alongside Education for courses and CE and Membership for membership management. Old Bid Board links forward to this page.
Yes. Bid Board runs inside your HBA's branded HBASmart app on iOS and Android, and in the web app on your HBA's subdomain. Subcontractors can review a project and submit a bid from the job site, while General Contractors may prefer the web app for reviewing details on a larger screen.
No. Bid Board needs to know who is an active member, and an HBA without Membership can import its member list, including active status, so members can sign in. The Membership module, coming soon to HBASmart, is designed to keep that status current automatically so staff don't have to re-import or sync member data.
No. Bid Board is for posting projects and collecting private bids. Payments between General Contractors and Subcontractors, such as deposits or payment for completed work, happen outside Bid Board, the same way your members handle them today.
Bid Board is in early access and launching with its first Home Builders Association. HBAs interested in offering members-only bidding can request a demo to see Bid Board, talk through timing for their association, and ask about joining as a founding HBA partner.
Early Access

Bring members-only
bidding to your HBA

Schedule a demo to see Bid Board, talk through timing for your association, and ask about becoming a founding HBA partner.

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