The Enterprise Version of HeavyBid allows a company to setup multiple business units. For example a construction company has two divisions, one heavy civil and one a general contractor. Both divisions could share one HeavyBid installation but the system wide files will also have to be shared (Activity Codebook is probably the major issue). But if each could have their own setup and still share license seats they can customize HeavyBid to suit each division’s needs instead of having to comprise. The Heavy Civil division can have their own activity codes and material codebooks while the general contractor division can customize Heavybid to the CSI division format. HCSS only offers the Enterprise option in the Comprehensive Version so companies with Advanced licenses would have to be upgrade and then there is the $5,000 fee for Enterprise. Sounds expensive but is it really? The up charge to upgrade to the Enterprise/Comprehensive version can be justified when a company looks at the costs of trying to develop a system setup that satisfies two or more divisions.  Let’s look at an example. A company has the Advanced version. The cost for the upgrade, Enterprise License and Comprehensive Version, is approximately $15,000. Now let’s estimate the savings where a company with two divisions upgrade to the Comprehensive on Enterprise. They get their own system wide files that are customized on how they estimate.
Productivity saved per year = 5 estimators x 1.0 hour/week x 50 weeks = 250 hours
Total Cost = 250 x $60/hour = $15,000
First I would guess that the hours gained per year would be greater than 1 hour per week per estimator. Then consider the advantage of having an extra 250 hours per year (or more) to bid more projects or make your existing estimates more accurate. How much could that equate to? $100,000, 200,000 or more? And the company now has the the added features of the comprehensive version which will add even more value to the investment. Don’t worry – Enterprise is very easy to setup and maintain (I use it).  Consider today investing in the Enterprise upgrade.  If you think you might be a candidate for Enterprise give your salesman a call or email sales@hcss.com. Or email me to discuss.