Indirect Bid Items Template from RS Means
RS Means Indirect Biditems (File Download) I took Division 1 from RS Means and created an Excel spreadsheet that is a template of Indirect Biditems. RS Means has a good outline of potential general condition costs and outline in each section details of that cost. This…
Training Manual
HCSS no longer sends this booklet out with the purchase of HeavyBid but it still is a good book for new users to print out and review. LINK
Attendees for HeavyBid Training – Some Thoughts
I am sometimes asked who should attend the HeavyBid training sessions? Some companies want to have everyone who could remotely be associated with HeavyBid to attend the training. The problem with this approach is that I have to teach estimating concepts along with HeavyBid thus…
How Many Days of Training are Needed?
I have one goal when I train a company. That is the estimators I train will be using HeavyBid when I leave and will continue to do so. The goal is not to show every feature of HeavyBid but to show enough and practice enough…
Tarpan Construction – Cottonport LA
Sometimes I am asked how large of company does it have to be to require HeavyBid? Tarpan Construction is a WBE firm with RW Smalls as the estimator/project manager. Trudy Poret is the owner. My answer – HeavyBid is a best choice for estimating for…
After the Training – Guidelines for HeavyBid Implementation
The intent of this blog to give post-training guidance for implementing HeavyBid but it will be also useful to any HeavyBid user. HeavyBid training can be overwhelming so this guide will assist the new user to continue setting up HeavyBid. 1. Here is the order…
HeavyBid Field Maximum Lengths
When setting up HeavyBid the help screens do not always list the maximum field lengths for codes. Typically users will set up their longer lists of codes in Excel (like Equipment, Detail Codes and Activity Codes) and then import them in but for example if…
Best $50 Investment in Software – Snagit
This might be an exaggeration but I have found Snagit by Techsmith to be a great productivity tool. Sure there is a free one built in Windows 7 but it does not have any of the great markup features that Snagit has. Working on plans…
Loenbro Comprehensive Pipeline Solutions – Great Falls Montana
I trained Ty, Jon and Chase (L to R) with Loenbro for 2 days in beautiful Great Falls, Montana. . They are implementing HeavyBid to estimate both plant processing and transmission pipe projects in Montana, Wyoming and North Dakota. HeavyJob and Equipment 360 are two other…
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