Interactive request for proposal and response analysis system and method

A method for collecting and analyzing preferences for subjective characteristics relating to buildings comprising the steps of:

• a. providing a computer system including a user workstation, an agent workstation, at least one landlord workstation, at least one database upon which is stored a list of subjective characteristics relating to buildings, and a server in communication with the user, agent and landlord workstations and the at least one database;
• b. accessing the list of subjective characteristics using the user workstation;
• c. receiving user specific preferences for at least some of the subjective characteristics using the user workstation;
• d. storing the entered user specific preferences on the database;
• e. selecting a plurality of buildings using the agent workstation;
• f. sending requests for proposals to landlords for the plurality of buildings using the agent workstation, where the requests for proposals each includes the list of subjective characteristics;
• g. receiving the requests for proposals using the at least one landlord workstation;
• h. receiving a response for each subjective characteristic using the at least one landlord workstation;
• i. storing the entered responses for the subjective characteristics on the database;
• j. comparing the stored user specific preferences with the stored landlord responses for the subjective characteristics for each of the plurality of buildings;
• and
• k. calculating a score for each building based on the comparison of step j.

A machine-readable non-transitory medium on which has been pre-recorded a computer program which, when executed by a processor, performs the following steps:

• a. accesses a list of subjective characteristics;
• b. receives user specific preferences for at least some of the subjective characteristics;
• c. stores the entered user specific preferences on a database;
• d. selects a plurality of buildings;
• e. sends requests for proposals to landlords for the plurality of buildings, where the requests for proposals each includes the list of subjective characteristics;
• f. receives and displays the requests for proposals;
• g. receives a response for each subjective characteristic in the requests for proposals;
• h. stores the entered responses for the subjective characteristics on the database;
• i. compares the stored user specific preferences with the stored landlord responses for the subjective characteristics for each of the plurality of buildings;
• and
• j. calculates a score for each building based on the comparison of step i.