August 2026 Webinar
I try to watch all the HCSS webinars that are offered. For the past 6 months, there has been almost nothing for HeavyBid Desktop users, and it’s clear HCSS is now focusing on HeavyBid Web. Just when I was about to give up we got…
Two Features of Estimate History
There are many features that HCSS PreCon and Estimate History have to offer that will make an estimators workflow much more efficient. I did this short video to showcase just two of these features. The first is having the ability, while working on an estimate,…
Mining Data in Insights & PreCon
In today’s world, companies, especially larger ones, strive to integrate applications to eliminate duplicate entries and enhance accuracy. HCSS understands this, and third-party applications can access data referenced above. I get requests to connect Salesforce frequently to data in PreCon. HCSS has an API Guide…
HeavyBid Takeoff Integration
This is a fairly new feature that, if you get takeoffs after you have started the estimate, is definitely worth taking a look at. It is part of the PreCon integration with HeavyBid. The video is on the HCSS Academy. If you don’t know your…
June 2025 Webinar – PreCon
This is an excellent webinar on getting into the nuts and bolts of setting of PreCon. Amanda Ayles is the HeavyBid Group Product Manager, and she does a good front-to-back overview of the setup of PreCon and what it can do for you. Personally, I…
April Webinar (2025) PreCon Example
The April webinar featured an HCSS customer example of how PreCon and Estimate History are being used. HCSS PreCon is free and well worth trying out to see if it fits into your workflow. Typically I ask people how they keep track of upcoming bids…
HeavyJob Data Review in HeavyBid
Have HeavyJob? Do you have it connected to HeavyBid so the estimator can see production data? I have often connected HeavyJob to HeavyBid at customers’ offices and they are amazed. It is an excellent tool for estimators when they set productions and they can drill…
Contact System – Web
This is my first post of the new web-based contact system, which, if you activate it replaces the internal HeavyBid Business Contact System. Here is the advantage of switching to the web based that resides in Pre-Con. People can access it without taking up a…
Webinar on HCSS Insights
This is a very cool video that shows some of the capabilities of reports generated from Insights with data from Heavybid, HeavyJob or Safety. I found it in the webinar section of the Academy, and it was published in March 2024, so recent (I don’t…
Video on PreCon Web App
Many customers do not know they have access (for about five years now) to a web app that will be a central point for the estimating effort. When an project opportunity arises, where are you going to put information like customer, bid date, required pre-construction…
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