Construction
The fastest builders demand the best tools.
Manage complex construction bid sheets, collect supplier bids faster, and compare costs accurately to build efficiently
Construction
The fastest builders demand the best tools.
Manage complex construction bid sheets, collect supplier bids faster, and compare costs accurately to build efficiently
Construction
The fastest builders demand the best tools.
Manage complex construction bid sheets, collect supplier bids faster, and compare costs accurately to build efficiently
Why Construction bidding is broken
Today, bidding is slowed by manual RFQs and disconnected tools. Teams spend more time coordinating work than confidently pricing it.
Delayed RFQs mean delayed projects
Manual, spreadsheet-driven processes make it time-consuming to spin up RFQs for complex work packages, delaying bids and compressing project timelines.
Collaboration crumbles
Contractors, subcontractors, engineers, and project teams work across disconnected tools, creating version control issues and misalignment around scope and pricing.
Murky bid comparison & cost visibility
Inconsistent supplier quote formats obscure true cost drivers, making it hard to compare bids apples-to-apples and negotiate with confidence using historical data.
Change management risk
Frequent scope and design changes are difficult to track and reprice across bids, increasing the likelihood of missed scope, pricing errors, and downstream change orders.
The reason why we love LightSource so much is we have quarterly RFQs on our tail spend which is a tremendous amount of volume and vendors – it's a huge number – and this platform allows us to conduct those with ease.
Eugene Galdi
Chief Procurement Officer
The reason why we love LightSource so much is we have quarterly RFQs on our tail spend which is a tremendous amount of volume and vendors – it's a huge number – and this platform allows us to conduct those with ease.
Eugene Galdi
Chief Procurement Officer
The reason why we love LightSource so much is we have quarterly RFQs on our tail spend which is a tremendous amount of volume and vendors – it's a huge number – and this platform allows us to conduct those with ease.
Eugene Galdi
Chief Procurement Officer
One system to keep scope, cost, and sourcing aligned
LightSource centralizes BOMs, sourcing activity, and revision history in one place. Changes flow through bids automatically, so costs stay accurate as scope evolves.
Master your construction BOM
Create a single, living source of truth for construction BOMs with full cost and revision history.
Master your construction BOM
Create a single, living source of truth for construction BOMs with full cost and revision history.
Master your construction BOM
Create a single, living source of truth for construction BOMs with full cost and revision history.
Bring procurement upstream
Enable early collaboration between procurement, estimating, engineering, and project teams before scope is locked.
Bring procurement upstream
Enable early collaboration between procurement, estimating, engineering, and project teams before scope is locked.
Bring procurement upstream
Enable early collaboration between procurement, estimating, engineering, and project teams before scope is locked.
Force cost accountability
Automatically track how design changes, substitutions, or subcontractor-proposed alternates impact supplier bids and total project cost.
Force cost accountability
Automatically track how design changes, substitutions, or subcontractor-proposed alternates impact supplier bids and total project cost.
Force cost accountability
Automatically track how design changes, substitutions, or subcontractor-proposed alternates impact supplier bids and total project cost.
Level bids & accelerate awards
Compare apples-to-apples supplier bids to shorten sourcing cycles and award with confidence.
Level bids & accelerate awards
Compare apples-to-apples supplier bids to shorten sourcing cycles and award with confidence.
Level bids & accelerate awards
Compare apples-to-apples supplier bids to shorten sourcing cycles and award with confidence.
Details
The enterprise grade
platform you can trust
Here's how LightSource meets the critical requirements of modern enterprise procurement technology:
Security & Compliance
SOC 2 Type 2 certified with with continuous observation and industry-leading security controls.
Trusted by aerospace, defense, and Fortune 500 manufacturers to protect sensitive sourcing data and intellectual property with enterprise grade security infrastructure. Connect existing identity access management (IDP) platforms like Okta, Azure AD, or multiple systems, with SAML SSO and SCIM for automated, secure user provisioning.
Reliability & Support
LightSource delivers enterprise-grade reliability through a modern AWS-hosted architecture with high-performance RUST backend, robust fault-tolerant systems, and best-in-class dynamic scaling that ensures consistent global accessibility.
Expert support from former McKinsey procurement consultants enables buyers launching their first RFQs to dramatically accelerating time-to-value compared to legacy systems.
Rapid Implementation
LightSource’s deployment can be completed in days compared to 6-18 months for legacy systems.
Customers can start within hours using flat file uploads, and scale into full integrations at any pace. Our team guides you through onboarding to ensure fast time-to-value.
Global Scalability & Accessibility
Built for enterprise organizations operating worldwide.
The only procurement platform with native accessibility in mainland China, using the lightsource.cn domain to ensure reliable access and collaboration for users, suppliers, and buyers in mainland China without VPN requirements.
Details
The enterprise grade platform you can trust
Here's how LightSource meets the critical requirements of modern enterprise procurement technology:
Security & Compliance
SOC 2 Type 2 certified with with continuous observation and industry-leading security controls.
Trusted by aerospace, defense, and Fortune 500 manufacturers to protect sensitive sourcing data and intellectual property with enterprise grade security infrastructure. Connect existing identity access management (IDP) platforms like Okta, Azure AD, or multiple systems, with SAML SSO and SCIM for automated, secure user provisioning.
Reliability & Support
LightSource delivers enterprise-grade reliability through a modern AWS-hosted architecture with high-performance RUST backend, robust fault-tolerant systems, and best-in-class dynamic scaling that ensures consistent global accessibility.
Expert support from former McKinsey procurement consultants enables buyers launching their first RFQs to dramatically accelerating time-to-value compared to legacy systems.
Rapid Implementation
LightSource’s deployment can be completed in days compared to 6-18 months for legacy systems.
Customers can start within hours using flat file uploads, and scale into full integrations at any pace. Our team guides you through onboarding to ensure fast time-to-value.
Global Scalability & Accessibility
Built for enterprise organizations operating worldwide.
The only procurement platform with native accessibility in mainland China, using the lightsource.cn domain to ensure reliable access and collaboration for users, suppliers, and buyers in mainland China without VPN requirements.
Details
The enterprise grade
platform you can trust
Here's how LightSource meets the critical requirements of modern enterprise procurement technology:
Security & Compliance
SOC 2 Type 2 certified with with continuous observation and industry-leading security controls.
Trusted by aerospace, defense, and Fortune 500 manufacturers to protect sensitive sourcing data and intellectual property with enterprise grade security infrastructure. Connect existing identity access management (IDP) platforms like Okta, Azure AD, or multiple systems, with SAML SSO and SCIM for automated, secure user provisioning.
Reliability & Support
LightSource delivers enterprise-grade reliability through a modern AWS-hosted architecture with high-performance RUST backend, robust fault-tolerant systems, and best-in-class dynamic scaling that ensures consistent global accessibility.
Expert support from former McKinsey procurement consultants enables buyers launching their first RFQs to dramatically accelerating time-to-value compared to legacy systems.
Rapid Implementation
LightSource’s deployment can be completed in days compared to 6-18 months for legacy systems.
Customers can start within hours using flat file uploads, and scale into full integrations at any pace. Our team guides you through onboarding to ensure fast time-to-value.
Global Scalability & Accessibility
Built for enterprise organizations operating worldwide.
The only procurement platform with native accessibility in mainland China, using the lightsource.cn domain to ensure reliable access and collaboration for users, suppliers, and buyers in mainland China without VPN requirements.
Ready to change the way you source?
Try out LightSource and you’ll never go back to Excel and email.
Ready to change the way you source?
Try out LightSource and you’ll never go back to Excel and email.
Ready to change the way you source?
Try out LightSource and you’ll never go back to Excel and email.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Need support or want a demo? Let us know. We are just a message away.
How does LightSource handle multi-level Construction BOMs?
LightSource is built for trade-based, multi-level construction bid sheets, providing cost and scope visibility across general contractor packages, subcontractor trades, and individual materials.
Can I manage my drawings in LightSource?
LightSource is not a construction drawing management system. Instead, it is designed to sit downstream of your drawing and document control tools. Our platform supports a clean handoff from engineering and design, enables takeoffs based on issued drawing sets, and manages bills-of-material through sourcing and procurement. LightSource maintains full traceability across project versions, sourcing decisions, and revisions, allowing teams to manage the complete sourcing lifecycle with confidence - without replacing their existing drawing workflows.
Can I integrate my drawings with LightSource?
Yes, using our open GraphQL API, we can pull in your BOM source-of-truth data - including trade hierarchies, parent-child relationships, specs, attachments, historical revisions, and pricing - so sourcing always reflects the latest issued information.
How does LightSource use AI to make my sourcing process more efficient?
LightSource embeds AI across the entire sourcing workflow to reduce manual work and speed up decisions. AI helps structure projects from uploaded drawings and data, generate standardized quote formats, guide suppliers through RFQs, support supplier communication, and automate bid comparison and award optimization - so construction sourcing teams can source faster with fewer errors.
What is LightSource?
LightSource is an AI-powered enterprise procurement platform that serves as a complete operating system for strategic and direct sourcing. It centralizes collaboration, project management, cost tracking, and decision-making for buyers and suppliers in one place.
What problems does LightSource solve?
We replace outdated, email-and-spreadsheet procurement workflows with a unified platform. LightSource eliminates inefficiencies like manual data entry, poor cost visibility, and disconnected communication, enabling faster cycles, greater transparency, and measurable cost savings.
What makes LightSource different from other procurement software?
LightSource is the only sourcing platform purpose-built for large-scale direct materials procurement. We combine end-to-end functionality, advanced AI, and a focus on buyer–supplier collaboration—without the heavy customization most legacy systems require.
What industries and customers use LightSource?
We serve Global 2,000 and Fortune 500 companies in industries like automotive, aerospace & defense, chemicals, consumer electronics, retail & apparel, and industrial food. Customers include Shure, HelloFresh, Canada Goose, and Bombardier (BRP).
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Need support or want a demo? Let us know. We are just a message away.
How does LightSource handle multi-level Construction BOMs?
LightSource is built for trade-based, multi-level construction bid sheets, providing cost and scope visibility across general contractor packages, subcontractor trades, and individual materials.
Can I manage my drawings in LightSource?
LightSource is not a construction drawing management system. Instead, it is designed to sit downstream of your drawing and document control tools. Our platform supports a clean handoff from engineering and design, enables takeoffs based on issued drawing sets, and manages bills-of-material through sourcing and procurement. LightSource maintains full traceability across project versions, sourcing decisions, and revisions, allowing teams to manage the complete sourcing lifecycle with confidence - without replacing their existing drawing workflows.
Can I integrate my drawings with LightSource?
Yes, using our open GraphQL API, we can pull in your BOM source-of-truth data - including trade hierarchies, parent-child relationships, specs, attachments, historical revisions, and pricing - so sourcing always reflects the latest issued information.
How does LightSource use AI to make my sourcing process more efficient?
LightSource embeds AI across the entire sourcing workflow to reduce manual work and speed up decisions. AI helps structure projects from uploaded drawings and data, generate standardized quote formats, guide suppliers through RFQs, support supplier communication, and automate bid comparison and award optimization - so construction sourcing teams can source faster with fewer errors.
What is LightSource?
LightSource is an AI-powered enterprise procurement platform that serves as a complete operating system for strategic and direct sourcing. It centralizes collaboration, project management, cost tracking, and decision-making for buyers and suppliers in one place.
What problems does LightSource solve?
We replace outdated, email-and-spreadsheet procurement workflows with a unified platform. LightSource eliminates inefficiencies like manual data entry, poor cost visibility, and disconnected communication, enabling faster cycles, greater transparency, and measurable cost savings.
What makes LightSource different from other procurement software?
LightSource is the only sourcing platform purpose-built for large-scale direct materials procurement. We combine end-to-end functionality, advanced AI, and a focus on buyer–supplier collaboration—without the heavy customization most legacy systems require.
What industries and customers use LightSource?
We serve Global 2,000 and Fortune 500 companies in industries like automotive, aerospace & defense, chemicals, consumer electronics, retail & apparel, and industrial food. Customers include Shure, HelloFresh, Canada Goose, and Bombardier (BRP).
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Need support or want a demo? Let us know. We are just a message away.
How does LightSource handle multi-level Construction BOMs?
LightSource is built for trade-based, multi-level construction bid sheets, providing cost and scope visibility across general contractor packages, subcontractor trades, and individual materials.
Can I manage my drawings in LightSource?
LightSource is not a construction drawing management system. Instead, it is designed to sit downstream of your drawing and document control tools. Our platform supports a clean handoff from engineering and design, enables takeoffs based on issued drawing sets, and manages bills-of-material through sourcing and procurement. LightSource maintains full traceability across project versions, sourcing decisions, and revisions, allowing teams to manage the complete sourcing lifecycle with confidence - without replacing their existing drawing workflows.
Can I integrate my drawings with LightSource?
Yes, using our open GraphQL API, we can pull in your BOM source-of-truth data - including trade hierarchies, parent-child relationships, specs, attachments, historical revisions, and pricing - so sourcing always reflects the latest issued information.
How does LightSource use AI to make my sourcing process more efficient?
LightSource embeds AI across the entire sourcing workflow to reduce manual work and speed up decisions. AI helps structure projects from uploaded drawings and data, generate standardized quote formats, guide suppliers through RFQs, support supplier communication, and automate bid comparison and award optimization - so construction sourcing teams can source faster with fewer errors.
What is LightSource?
LightSource is an AI-powered enterprise procurement platform that serves as a complete operating system for strategic and direct sourcing. It centralizes collaboration, project management, cost tracking, and decision-making for buyers and suppliers in one place.
What problems does LightSource solve?
We replace outdated, email-and-spreadsheet procurement workflows with a unified platform. LightSource eliminates inefficiencies like manual data entry, poor cost visibility, and disconnected communication, enabling faster cycles, greater transparency, and measurable cost savings.
What makes LightSource different from other procurement software?
LightSource is the only sourcing platform purpose-built for large-scale direct materials procurement. We combine end-to-end functionality, advanced AI, and a focus on buyer–supplier collaboration—without the heavy customization most legacy systems require.
What industries and customers use LightSource?
We serve Global 2,000 and Fortune 500 companies in industries like automotive, aerospace & defense, chemicals, consumer electronics, retail & apparel, and industrial food. Customers include Shure, HelloFresh, Canada Goose, and Bombardier (BRP).
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