Builders Exchange of Tennessee

What Builders Exchange of Tennessee does

Builders Exchange of Tennessee (BXTN) is a non-profit construction trade association founded in 1947 and headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, with a second full-service office in Nashville opened in 2008. The organization serves construction-related businesses across Tennessee and surrounding states (Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia), with general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, and engineers as its primary member segments. BXTN's core platform is PowerBid, a member-exclusive internet reporting service providing 24/7 real-time access to construction project information including plans, specifications, addenda, owner and design team contact details, bidder lists, and bid dates. The platform supports custom search filters, tracked projects, nightly email alerts, online plan viewing, document download/print/email, and free on-screen take-off tools (square footage, linear footage, piece counts). A companion Private Planroom product enables general contractors to electronically distribute project documents to invited subcontractors and suppliers via access codes, with invitation-to-bid functionality and bidder tracking. BXTN also operates physical planrooms, print shops, document scanning/archiving services, and publishes a construction bulletin three times weekly across its Knoxville and Nashville locations.

BXTN operates as a membership-based, recurring subscription model. Companies pay annual membership fees, on top of which PowerBid carries a separate non-refundable subscription fee. Document scanning/archiving, print shop, and CD-ROM/fax/email services generate transactional revenue, while add-on modules including a Fuel Management MasterCard program, a qualified retirement plan endorsement, and a Preferred Fleet vehicle purchase program produce supplementary member benefits (and likely referral/share revenue). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; prospective members must contact BXTN offices directly. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct phone and email outreach, the website (bxtn.org), word-of-mouth, and 78 years of industry reputation rather than paid marketing channels. BXTN tracks 4,500+ active project leads, 260 active projects worth $1.6 billion, and 13 pre-bid projects worth $53.4 million as of current reporting, and self-describes as the largest construction trade association of its kind in Tennessee.

Name

Builders Exchange of Tennessee

Legal name

Builders Exchange of Tennessee, Inc.

Website

https://bxtn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Builders Exchange of Tennessee (BXTN) is a 1947-founded non-profit construction trade association operating from Knoxville and Nashville, serving general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, and engineers across Tennessee and surrounding states through its member-exclusive PowerBid project reporting platform, physical planrooms, and ancillary services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Knoxville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: BXTN is a non-profit membership organization. Companies (general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, engineers) pay annual membership fees to access services. All PowerBid subscription fees are in addition to annual membership fees.
2. PowerBid Internet Reporting Service Subscription: Exclusive subscription service for members providing real-time construction project information, plans, specifications, and addenda. Fees are non-refundable and in addition to annual membership fees.
3. Print Shop Services: Copy shop services in Knoxville and Nashville offering reproductions of plans and specifications from current projects, scanning of blueprints and specifications for archival purposes, project documents on CD-ROM, and fax/email services. Revenue generated from per-order printing and scanning fees.
4. Document Scanning and Archiving Services: Conversion of physical documents (plans, specifications, as-built shop drawings) to electronic PDF format, organized for easy retrieval across PC and Mac platforms. Offered as a paid service with free on-site quotes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Builders Exchange of Tennessee is a non-profit membership organization that provides construction industry participants with centralized, real-time access to construction project information, plans, specifications, and addenda through its PowerBid internet reporting service. Members also access physical planrooms in Knoxville and Nashville, electronic document distribution via Private Planroom, print shop and scanning services, a thrice-weekly Construction Bulletin, and ancillary programs including a fuel management MasterCard, retirement plan endorsements, and a preferred fleet vehicle program.

Product overview

Builders Exchange of Tennessee is a non-profit membership organization offering a unified platform of construction information services centered around its PowerBid system. The core offering consists of PowerBid (real-time construction project reporting with plans/specs access), Private Planroom (electronic document distribution), Planroom Service (physical planrooms), Print Shop, and Document Scanning & Archiving. Supporting services include a Construction Bulletin published three times weekly, a Fuel Management MasterCard, Retirement Plans endorsement, and a Preferred Fleet Program for vehicle purchases. The portfolio operates as a platform-plus-services model, with PowerBid serving as the central hub and other services providing complementary capabilities for the construction industry's information and operational needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PowerBid: Internet reporting service providing quick access to complete information on local and regional construction projects, including owner/design team contact info, project scope, bid information, and lists of bidders.
• Private Planroom

Products and services

• PowerBid

Quantifiable outcome

• 260 projects tracked with combined value of $1.6 billion; 13 pre-bid projects worth $53.4 million
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BuildingConnected (Autodesk): BuildingConnected, now part of Autodesk, is a bid management platform that connects GCs with qualified subcontractors for construction projects. It directly competes with BXTN's Private Planroom functionality for electronic distribution of plans and bid invitations.
• iSqFt (ConstructConnect): iSqFt, now part of ConstructConnect, provides construction bid management, project leads, and takeoff tools for subcontractors and suppliers. It directly competes with BXTN in providing project information and bidding tools to construction industry participants.
• BidClerk: BidClerk provides commercial construction project leads, plans, and specifications to contractors and suppliers. It is a direct peer to BXTN's PowerBid service, offering similar project information aggregation and distribution functionality on a national scale.
• ConstructConnect: ConstructConnect provides construction bidding opportunities, project leads, and preconstruction software to GCs, subcontractors, and suppliers. It directly competes with BXTN's PowerBid service as a national platform for construction project information aggregation and distribution.
• Dodge Construction Network: Dodge Construction Network is a leading provider of commercial construction project information, plans, and specifications. It is a direct peer to BXTN as both organizations aggregate and distribute construction project leads and documentation, though Dodge operates nationally while BXTN is regional.
• PlanHub: PlanHub is a construction bidding platform connecting subcontractors and suppliers with general contractors on commercial construction projects. It directly competes with BXTN in facilitating project discovery and bid invitation workflows.

Others

• Procore Technologies: Procore provides a comprehensive construction management platform for GCs, subs, and owners. While not a direct peer to BXTN's core service, it is thematically related as a construction technology platform increasingly integrating project information and bidding workflows that compete with PowerBid.
• Bluebeam (Nemetschek): Bluebeam provides PDF-based markup, collaboration, and document management tools for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. It is adjacent to BXTN's document distribution and planroom services, increasingly enabling digital workflows that may substitute for traditional planroom access.

Broad incumbents

• CMD Group: CMD Group provides commercial construction project leads and market intelligence. As a broader incumbent in construction information services, it overlaps with BXTN's PowerBid offering but operates at a larger national scale.
• Reed Construction Data: Reed Construction Data aggregates commercial construction project information, leads, and market analytics. It is a broader incumbent competitor to BXTN, offering national coverage and data depth that exceeds BXTN's regional focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BXTN
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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