Understanding the Vendor Portal

The Vendor Portal in Buildend is designed for sub-trades who are invited to collaborate on a project by a general contractor. It provides a centralized view of all project information relevant to them, making it easy to track and manage tasks and documentation.

Accessing the Vendor Portal

Once you're added to a project, you can access the Vendor Portal by navigating to the Project and selecting the Vendor Portal tab.

What the Vendor Portal Includes

The Vendor Portal gives you visibility into the following:

• Contracts
  • View Subcontracts or Purchase Orders issued to your company.
• Change Orders
  • See approved and pending Change Orders associated with your contracts or purchase orders.
• RFQs (Request for Quotation)
  • Review change order requests for which pricing is being requested from you.
• Invoices
  • View invoices you’ve already submitted or need to submit for the work completed under your contract.
• RFIs (Requests for Information)
  • Track RFIs you’ve submitted and view responses,
• Submittals and Shop Drawings
  • Access any shop drawings or submittals assigned to you, including those requiring your review or documentation uploads.

Why Use the Vendor Portal?

The Vendor Portal serves as a single source of truth for all project-related activity relevant to your scope. Instead of searching through emails or different parts of the project, you can:

• Quickly find contract documents
• Track invoice and payment statuses
• Respond to RFQs
• Stay updated on outstanding RFIs or submittals

It’s designed to streamline collaboration and ensure you can access everything you need to keep your work on track — all from one place.