Coding HeavyBid Codebooks -Material Codebook
This blog can be broken down into two parts. Part 1 is a video showing my method of quickly and easily code a material or activity codebook. In the video I show how I code the material codebook but the concept can be applied to…
Vendor Solicitation Module
Back in 2018 the HeavyBid team rolled out this new module. It has gone through a few more updates so I thought I would assemble videos on the subject. If you are not using any 3rd party system now for tracking communications this is a…
Good Videos on HeavyBid
The other day I organized some links for a company that I did some remote training with. I thought these might be useful to others so here they are: Be sure you can log onto HCSS Academy for some of these.
Change Order Feature
In the July 2024 HCSS HeavyBid webinar, Aaron Allshouse covered this new feature. If you have not checked out the monthly webinars, especially for 2024, you need to do so. LINK What the function does is export to accounting only the changes in the estimate…
Calculations on the Web
I always like these old school websites with calculators. Now what I want is a collection place for spreadsheets that HeavyBid users find useful for estimating. Anyway these are fun to review. LINK
TXDOT – 2024 Codes
For all you TXDOT contractors out there you are probably aware of the new code structure TXDOT issued. Not all the codes changed. This file that can be downloaded below has two levels (1 and 2) and organizes the new codes for importing into HeavyBid….
Classic Export to Accounting – Bye Bye
I know there are a number of HCSS customers are still using the Classic Export to Accounting (and HeavyJob). This export has not been updated in many years but some customers for whatever reason are still using it. This will be removed in Version 2026…
Sept 2024 HeavyBid Monthly Webinar
Here is the link in HCSS Academy to this very informative webinar. The webinar centered on features in Pre-Con. LINK Here is a first. I have never heard the term “Easter Egg” in connection with HeavyBid, but during the webinar, there were “Easter Eggs” on…
HCSS Plans – Time to take a Look
I have been doing a deep dive back into HCSS Plans. First, I had a misconception that it was a product managed by a non-HCSS company that is marketed by HCSS. Not correct at all. It is an internal product with an HCSS software team…
Takeoff Integration in HeavyBid 2024.1
In the latest version of HeavyBid (2024.1) there is a new takeoff integration that I just happened to stumble upon an article on it. Yep – even trainers have to search for this stuff. Check this out this article with a link to video. I…
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