Cross Estimate Analysis Report
I find that a lot of estimators don’t know about this report. I think HCSS could put this in a better location so that it is more easily found. The same report can be found in SETUP>SYSTEM WIDE MORE and it is called “Estimate Management”…
Want to Make a 5000% Profit on a Small Investment?
Yes this is real and I believe for those who take my advice they can easily add $250,000 (maybe even a million) to their bottom line for a minimum investment with no risk. What do you have to do? Purchase Managing the Profitable Construction Business…
Replace Crew Feature V2019
This is one of the new features of Version 2019.0 that you might have missed. The replace crew feature has been around for a long time allowing the estimator to swap out one crew for another. But the issue was it would also replace modified…
Instructions to Activate Estimate & Production History
Looking for biditems from other estimates to copy is very time consuming and those minutes quickly turn into hours of lost time and energy. This could easily be avoided with a better workflow. In Version 2018, HCSS rolled out a method of searching for individual…
Correct Version of HeavyBid?
“Version” of HeavyBid refers to the three levels of HeavyBid that HCSS offers. They are the Basic, Advanced and Comprehensive. Recently I was at a new customer who quickly purchased Basic and after about the first hour I realized that they needed the Advanced version….
HCSS HeavyBid Update 2019.1.1
I actually missed the release of this minor update. I walked into a client’s office and noticed that they had updated before me! The update is small and mainly covers minor bug fixes. Please review them, but personally I don’t see a need to update…
My First Coaching Session
I announced a while back a new service I am offering called HeavyBid Coaching. The concept is that I have up to a 4-hour remote session (as many as needed) with a company using HeavyBid who want to take it to the next level and…
Comp Version & Star Functions
I didn’t know what to title this but if you have the Comprehensive Version and use Star functions in an Indirect biditem be aware how the star function will calculate. Summary has three options. 1st option, which is the most common choice of HeavyBid users,…
Subcontractor Scope Adjustments
I did a Youtube video on this subject a while back and so far only got 152 views. I know many estimators need the ability to customize individual scope adjustments in detail so I am going to post the link again. The ability to select…
Review Fuel Price Setup
Judging from current events overseas the price of fuel is going to go up. Many HCSS customers work on projects that are equipment-intensive and if that is the case then fuel usage is high and certainly a significant cost to the construction budget. Even a…
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