Colors in Tree View
Most estimators spend a lot of time in the Tree View screen so take advantage of some of the customization you can do in the way of colors. One way is to add a color block to distinguish between resource types. An example is below:…
Good HeavyBid Help Articles
I was preparing for my UGM course the other day and came across this link to a series of very helpful help articles on exporting to accounting found on help.hcss.com. I suggest that you “thumb” through the articles and see if any will help you…
AGTEK – the King of Dirt Takeoff
I get asked a lot about what recommendations I have for takeoff software. There are good choices out there but hands down if you are into big dirt (and you know who you are) AGTEK is still the one to go with. I say this…
Signs that Estimating is off the Track
In my many trainings, I have learned there are certain warning signs that if not recognized can snowball and affect your company’s profit. Here is a list that I have put together based on my experience. They are by no means ranked in importance. Master…
Summary Screen – Update Settings
To start off the Year 2022 why not take a look at the default settings in the Summary Screen for Master Estimate you are going to use for the new year’s estimates? So often when I am in a client’s master estimate they really haven’t…
HCSS Success Team – Your Team for 2022
There is a Customer Support Team at HCSS that takes over when the Professional Services Team completes the initial implementation training. Their goal is that every customer is successful in implementing whatever HCSS product they purchased. The web page that will lead you to “Your…
Best Lego Construction Sets for Kids (and Adults!)
I’m sure there are a million articles like this out there on the internet, but I truly believe that giving gifts like these to kids can help get them interested in the construction industry. Plus, my eldest son gifted me a ginormous lego set this…
Alternative to Tree View
For a change from the Tree View try the Spreadsheet View. Everything you can do in Tree View is available in this view and it does have one advantage over the Tree View. You can also toggle the “Show all Biditems”. What is really useful…
Subcontract Bond Calculation- Quotes
In the Quote Folder you can apply a bond percentage to a subcontract but be aware of how the calculation work. It is not what you expect and most likely once you realize how the bond is calculated you will want to use another option…
HeavyBid 2021.2
This version was released October 11. Again I recommend waiting a minimum of 2 months before installing the new release. I will be trying it out. There are obviously customers using the WBS feature of HeavyBid which after it was rolled out many years ago…
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