Workers Comp Options – Settings you need to set
I train many companies who are already users of HeavyBid. The training involves my reviewing their setup in the Master Estimate. One of the first items I check is how they calculate workers comp. So there are two options to how HeavyBid calculates Workers Comp…
What If Scenario- Activity Costs
An estimator might want to compare different activity production costs but doesn’t want to change the estimate. HeavyBid has a “what if” routine that performs this task. First be in the activity you want to do a “what if” and go to the third icon…
HeavyBid Internal Spreadsheet Part 3 – Youtube Video
When the assemblies feature came out HCSS did a Youtube Video that is worth watching. LINK
HeavyBid Internal Spreadsheet Part 2
The internal spreadsheet is actually a third party software called SpreadsheetGear. To see a complete list of its capabilities go to this LINK. I recommend that you take a look at this website to at least see that it is a very capable product and…
Equipment Costing – Part 1
If there is anything in the field of estimating that is misunderstood it is equipment costing. First it is critical to understand that the first day when the key is first turned on at the start of the equipment’s life to the final day when…
Activity Codebook – A History
The foundation of HeavyBid when it was first conceptualized was the Activity Codebook. I am one of the few people who have a first hand knowledge of this. Before there was HCSS (and HeavyBid) I worked at Raymond International for many senior estimators. One estimator…
HeavyBid 2016 – New Features NOTES
One of the new features of Version 2016 could get overlooked but if incorporated into your workflow you will see some real benefits in getting information into Activity Notes. In previous versions you have to close out the notes and go to the next activity….
Renumber Bid Item in Tree View
I found another undocumented feature in HeavyBid 2015. In Tree View you can right click on a bid item on the View side of the screen and renumber a bid item on the fly. Nice for when you are for example creating child items and…
FMI Corporation – Management Training
FMI has been around a long time and they are known for their training courses in leadership development. They have resources for training from maximizing labor productivity (they claim 5-10% of annual field costs in savings), business development and risk management. I see a lot of owners…
Spreadsheet Gear – HeavyBid Internal Spreadsheet
The internal spreadsheet is probably the most under utilized feature in HeavyBid. It is actually a third party software called SpreadsheetGear. It is very “Excel” like and in HeavyBid Version 2015 the version of SpreadsheetGear has been updated to the latest version (2012). Here is…