EstimateOne shows you the tender. GrowthNGen shows you the project months earlier — in HubSpot.
EstimateOne is where head contractors invite subcontractors and suppliers to quote. The pain for everyone else: by the time you see the tender invite, the project's already months into the cycle. GrowthNGen uses Cotality construction project data (the source behind Cordell Connect) to surface those same commercial projects at DA stage — months before the EstimateOne tender lands — with builders and stakeholders already linked inside HubSpot.
When the tender finally reaches you
By the time it's a tender, the decisions are already made.
Here's what happened on the project before you heard about it.
That last step is the first one a tender platform can tell you about.
EstimateOne is the tender. GrowthNGen is the project months earlier.
Subcontractors and suppliers using EstimateOne see tenders the moment a head contractor invites quotes — but by then the project's been in motion for months. GrowthNGen uses Cotality construction project data to surface those same commercial projects at DA stage, with builders and stakeholders pre-linked in your HubSpot CRM. Your team is positioned with the builder weeks before competitors see the tender.
Earlier visibility
Projects appear in HubSpot at DA stage — months before the EstimateOne tender invite. Your team is positioned with the builder before competitors.
Builders and stakeholders pre-linked
Every project arrives with the head contractor, architect and developer already attached as HubSpot Contacts. No LinkedIn hunting.
Stage-change alerts
When a builder you target wins Contract Let on a project you're already tracking, the rep on the deal gets pinged on the next sync.
What your team stops doing
EstimateOne tenders are reactive. GrowthNGen makes the project pipeline proactive — inside the CRM your team already uses.
Waiting for tenders to drop
See commercial projects at DA stage. Engage builders before the formal tender process starts.
Stakeholder hunting
Builder, architect, developer — already attached. Contacts are in your CRM by the time the project hits your pipeline.
Tender-day scramble
When a builder you've been tracking wins Contract Let, the rep gets notified automatically. No surprise tenders.
Regional spreadsheets
One feed, every state. National pipeline visible in HubSpot. No more stitching Sydney's tracker with Brisbane's.
Head-to-head
EstimateOne vs. GrowthNGen
Two different products solving different parts of the construction sales workflow. EstimateOne owns the tender-invitation stage. GrowthNGen owns the early-stage project intelligence layer — inside HubSpot.
| Capability | EstimateOne | GrowthNGen |
|---|---|---|
| Tender invitations from head contractors | Core EstimateOne workflow | Not what GrowthNGen does |
| Visibility on commercial projects before tender drops | Tender-stage only | DA-stage projects in your CRM, weeks-to-months earlier |
| AU/NZ commercial project intelligence database | EstimateOne is a tender platform, not a project database | Cotality dataset — the source Cordell Connect is built on |
| Head contractor + project stakeholders attached to each deal | Sourced manually per tender | Linked as HubSpot Companies and Contacts automatically |
| Tender pipeline tracked in your CRM | Tracked in EstimateOne + your own spreadsheets | HubSpot deal per project, owners assigned automatically |
| Project stage changes update your HubSpot deals | Manual check-ins | DA approved, Contract Let, builder changed — flows through |
| Notifications when a builder you target wins a tender | Spotted ad-hoc | Pushed to the rep on the deal — Contract Let, builder changed |
| Bulk sync of historical pipeline at go-live | Manual rebuild | One-time backfill against your search profile, de-duped |
| National team visibility on a single pipeline | Each rep tracks their patch separately | One HubSpot pipeline, owners assigned automatically |
| Subscription model | EstimateOne licence | GrowthNGen — reps work in HubSpot, not a separate project database |
How it works
Three steps. Live in under two weeks. Your reps stop logging into a separate project database.
We map your HubSpot
Deal stages, pipeline, contact properties — we use what you already have. No rebuild required.
We set up your Cotality search profile
Region, project type, stage, value range, builder targeting — your team's actual targeting criteria. We backfill against your existing pipeline so you start clean.
Projects start landing in HubSpot
Matching commercial projects show up in your CRM with builders, architects and developers attached. Stage updates flow through automatically. EstimateOne tender invites still come through EstimateOne (if you keep it) — they just land on a deal that's already in your pipeline.
“GrowthNGen has become our unfair advantage. It's removed the bottleneck of manual data work. We can now search at the organisational level and surface the right opportunities effortlessly into our CRM, and at scale. The results have been immediate. A stronger pipeline, higher conversions, and project wins that have already paid for years of use.”
Michael O'Grady — Director, Valmond & Gibson
FAQ
Questions from EstimateOne users
The things subcontractors, suppliers and BD leaders ask when comparing.
Is GrowthNGen a direct replacement for EstimateOne?
Not quite — they solve different problems. EstimateOne is the tender invitation platform (where head contractors invite subcontractors and suppliers to quote). GrowthNGen is the broader project intelligence layer — surfacing commercial projects at DA stage, months before tender, with builders and stakeholders pre-linked in HubSpot. You can use both (EstimateOne for tender invites, GrowthNGen for early-stage pipeline), or switch entirely if early-stage visibility is the priority.
Where does the project data come from?
GrowthNGen is built on Cotality — the construction project intelligence platform behind Cordell Connect. Cotality covers the AU/NZ commercial construction market end-to-end, from DA stage through Contract Let. You hold a Cotality API licence; GrowthNGen connects to it and delivers the projects into HubSpot.
Will this work for a subcontractor or supplier, not just a head contractor?
Yes — many of the subcontractors and suppliers we work with target specific head contractors. GrowthNGen's search profile can filter by builder, region and project type, so your CRM populates with the exact projects your team targets. When a target builder wins a Contract Let, your rep gets pinged.
How is this different from logging into a project database on its own?
GrowthNGen is built on Cotality — the construction project intelligence platform behind Cordell Connect. Instead of your reps logging into a separate platform, searching, exporting CSV and copy-pasting into the CRM, the data flows into your CRM automatically with architects, builders and developers already linked. You hold a Cotality API licence for the data (a Cordell Connect seat is optional), and your team works in the CRM instead. Your reps open their CRM and the pipeline is current.
Will it mess with our existing HubSpot setup?
No. We map into your existing pipeline, deal stages and contact properties. If something needs a tweak — a custom property, a new stage — we handle it during onboarding. Your HubSpot doesn't need to change to go live.
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