How Real Estate Teams
Get Projects Done
Faster
Stop calling around for bids, wrangling vendors, and overpaying for commercial services. Get quality bids fast with Light RFP.
For Owners & Operators
Automate busywork, discover new vendors, and securely manage payments all in one procurement platform.
For Vendors
From emergency work orders to ground up developments, win the best projects for your company's specialty.
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See Light RFP in Action
Watch a 1 minute platform overview to see how Light RFP can transform your property's procurement workflows.
Sit back and watch the bids roll in.
Post your RFP scope
Our easy-to-use RFP editor helps you tweak every critical aspect of your RFP. Set dealbreakers, tag properties, invite vendors, and attach project documents.
Clarify scope with RFIs.
Cut out hundreds of emails with a centralized RFI system. Vendors ask publicly anonymous questions and all vendors can review responses to keep everyone on the same page.
Review Bids & Sign
Get notified as the bids come in and compare them side-by-side. Setup multi-round bidding to level set final scope, and sign within the platform.
Refine your RFP scope to be
comprehensive and concise.
Light RFP's Editor gives you all the tools you need to get the right scope every time. Collaborate with your team across offices and in the field to post your project quickly.
Built in file storage
Easily store company templates and update project files so all vendors are kept in the loop if scope changes.
Make dealbreakers clear
Use our dedicated dealbreakers section to put your foot down on what matters most and discover the most qualified vendors.
Centralize communication to
keep your project moving.
RFIs let you cut the back-and-forth of hundreds of emails by centralizing all your vendor communication in one place.
Unified chat interface
All RFI communication flows to one spot in your RFP so you’ll never get the same question twice.
Instant updates
Light RFP’s platform sends email notifications to all parties for scope updates and RFIs.
Keep your whole team
on the same page.
Make sure everyone is kept up to date with notifications and shared access so you can tackle even the toughest RFPs nationwide.
Easy team management
Grant varying levels of access to fit the layers of your organization.
Shared access and notifications
Let colleagues and third parties see or edit RFP’s so they can contribute to the project seamlessly.
Why choose Light RFP?
Some common challenges you can solve with Light RFP.
My project is in a new territory and I don’t know who to trust
Light RFP brings the best vendors to your doorstep. Focus on completing your projects instead of manually recruiting new vendors and lining up schedules.
My vendors are mediocre but I dont know who is better
Invite your current vendors to bid against Light RFP’s network effortlessly. Just post your contract, review references, and select the best vendor available.
I’m overwhelmed by back and forth with vendors via email
We drastically reduce email volume by centralizing the RFI process. Questions answered can automatically send updates to invited vendors.
My RFP is confidential and I need to control vendor invites
You can post your project privately and only invite vendors from your vendor database stored in Light RFP. All parties can use Light RFP with total confidentiality.
My project has a large scope and an aggressive timetable
State your timetables as “dealbreakers” on your project’s RFP page and receive bids from available vendors willing to commit to your project’s deadlines.
I need to manage many RFPs across different properties
Light RFP is specifically designed to help property managers and executives who oversee a portfolio of properties to easily manage RFPs together.
I need vendors to help me build the right scope for my project
Light RFP caters to multi round bidding so property managers can level set bids and have vendors inform their scope during site visits.
I need to manage my to do list and collaborate with peers
Set up reminders for yourself or your team within Light RFP to keep track of tasks like ordering new materials, contract renewal dates, and weekly to do lists.
“I have been surprised by the cost savings and speed of execution on every RFP we have completed. It gives me the confidence that I can come in below my budget numbers while maintaining a high level of quality.”
Simple, outcome-based pricing
Vendors only pay when they win. Owners can remove vendor fees entirely with Unlimited.
Plus: pay vendors by credit card — every transaction is underwritten by Mastercard.
SELF-SERVE
winning bid
Secure card payments — Pay vendors by credit card with Mastercard underwriting
Real competition — Post once, invite vendors, tap our vetted network
Apples-to-apples comparisons — RFIs and bid leveling included
Compliance in one place — W-9s, COIs, licenses, references, past projects
Email & chat support when you need it.
UNLIMITED
based on portfolio size
Everything in Self-Serve — Plus concierge onboarding & dedicated account manager
Zero vendor fees — Maximize participation, reduce pass-through costs
Full audit trail — Compliance history & document retention
Private or marketplace — Invite vendors & extend to Light RFP's network
Card payments & reconciliation — Mastercard underwriting with monthly support network to Light RFP’s marketplace of vetted vendors
Experience procurement perfected.
Find the best vendors and move your projects forward quickly with an all-in-one platform to run perfect RFPs every time.
Post your RFP