New Basis for Addons HeavyBid Version 2015
There are four new basis calculations in the Summary>Addons in HeavyBid 2015. These are undocumented but fairly easy to follow. Background: There are two types of calculations in the basis of Addons. The first is the simple % calculation where a total is provided and…
Indirect Bid Item(s) Versus Indirects in Mobilization-Best Practice Discussion
I train companies new to HeavyBid who historically have put their indirect costs all in mobilization. Estimators who do this come from a background of estimating with a spreadsheet or just by hand where it was difficult to spread indirect costs. Usually companies that continue…
Updating the Master Estimate with Data from a Recent Estimate
This blog is intended new users. Typically a company that has recently implemented HeavyBid finds that there is missing setup data in the Master as they work on their first initial estimates. So the missing data (like labor and equipment codes) are added to the…
Equipment Mechanic Hours
How can you calculate a total number of mechanic hours in HeavyBid? The EOE has to be setup with the “Calculate” setting (not hourly) so along with the mechanic hours the fuel use and other EOE costs will be inputted. I see companies set this…
Modify Bid Pricing Indicators-Bid Price Screen
In the lower right hand corner of the Bid Price Screen are the Indicators. Many companies don’t use Takeoff/Bid quantities differences so they don’t need Markup and Profit shown for both. Also to most users “Markup% on Sales” description is at best confusing. This would…
Multi-State Workman’s Comp Setup
If you want to have the WC code to come in with the crew when an activity is selected from the Activity Codebook just set this up in the Activity Codebook. To apply the correct unique state rate for a project then you will need to…
Naming a Master Estimate – Best Practice
I have found estimators using the “ESTMAST” as their company’s master estimate. True its name is “Blank Master Estimate” but best practice is not to use this estimate for your company’s master estimate. Two reasons. First you might want “blank out” a setup like labor and you…
Library Estimate Limitations with Spreadsheets
I really encourage estimators to use the internal spreadsheet in HeavyBid. This feature has improved over the last four years and can increase an estimator’s productivity and accuracy. A Library estimate is one option where the estimator just copies over to their current estimate particular bid…
Override Calendar % Issue
There are times that the overtime calculation does not calculate the desired result so there is an option to override the calendar. This works well except when you have specific crafts with different work rules. For example if you create an all overtime calendar like below with…
Master Estimates – How Many Do You Need? Part 2
You need multiple labor setups but multiple master estimates can be difficult to keep synchronized. A better solution is to create one master with the labor, equipment, crews and default settings and then copy in labor rates from a Labor Master for each estimate that…
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