Prevent Activities from Factoring
It is essential to understand how HeavyBid factors costs when bid and takeoff quantities differ. First, no matter what version of HeavyBid you use, be sure you understand the math. The top version of HeavyBid Desktop has a unique feature that, when there are quantity…
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…
HeavyBid News
Maybe I was premature in saying my blog on HeavyBid Desktop is coming to an end. Hear me out. It is obvious that HCSS’s focus now, in terms of webinars and Academy content, is going to be on HeavyBid Web. In the HeavyBid Product Release…
My Blog/Youtube Focus
For readers of my blog, you know that I cover any subject concerning estimating, but I made the decision that my blog and videos on HCSS HeavyBid will only be on HeavyBid Desktop. I am not going to address HeavyBid Web and hopefully someone else…
Bid Proposals-Part 1
Finally, I started a YouTube series on Bid Proposals. The Youtube video linked below covers the Concise and Customized options. I plan on at least two more videos on Bid Proposals and the next one will be on the Word option. LINK
New Webinar – DOT Estimates
HCSS started a new series on HCSS Academy and the first one is titled “Master Your DOT Bid Imports and Submissions”. Aaron Allshouse, the product manager for HeavyBid, leads this webinar. Here are some points I will add to this video: Here is the link…
Review HeavyBid for the New Year
A New Year, and time to go through your HeavyBid System so that the estimating team can be more accurate and efficient. This is not a complete list as I don’t know your company nor your estimating workflow but it is a starter: Master Estimate: …
Guide to Estimating
I came across this document, and it is one of the best overall description in detail of construction estimating I have come across. I recommend reviewing the points in this article with any new estimator in your company. So many of us (and I will…
Webinar 2025.1 HeavyBid Release
HCSS did this webinar but it has not posted to HCSS Academy yet. Here is the link HCSS Webinar Melissa and Aaron always do a good job on the webinars. As you will see in the video, the majority of features in all updates from…
Location of Estimate Backups
I recommend keeping the backups automatically created (like when exiting HeavyBid) in a separate directory so the manual backups are easily viewed in their own folder. This is easy to set up. First create the folders you want the automatic backup and manual backups stored…
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