May 22, 2019
The Construction industry is digitizing rapidly Thanks to improved access to broadband internet and the proliferation of mobile digital devices like smart phones, construction professionals are racing to boost their digital toolkits. According to a recent Construction Technology report, businesses …
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March 7, 2019
Competitive Edge and Confidence in the Bid Process The ideal estimating software should provide a high level of detail, accurate material costs, and solid labor standards with automatic factoring based on conditions. The same intuitive format for organization and consistency …
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January 2, 2019
You’ve just made an investment in estimating software but can’t find time in your hectic schedule for the appropriate training needed to take advantage of the software’s full capabilities. As a result, you still find yourself running up against tight deadlines …
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September 19, 2018
This next component to bid accuracy, especially if done manually, rears its ugly head; errors of omission, errors due to inattention, errors due to time constraints! Manual estimating is fraught with error. Transpose the number of items or the cost …
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September 14, 2018
Everyone wants to save time when they’re working on an estimate. Think about all the different aspects of creating a bid that require time: Reviewing the Prints How long do you spend on the prints determining the needs and requirements …
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August 7, 2018
Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with many of our customers and the subject of how they handle jobs, from receiving a bid invitation to close-out. One thing that always surprised me was how many times a …
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May 23, 2018
When you are bidding a big job, and running up against the clock, is your estimating software provider able to come to the rescue when you’re in a bind? Can they provide you with all the tools and training you …
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April 16, 2018
Here we are with another code change and people are asking how this affects estimating. That really depends on the type of work you do. For commercial work, very little usually changes. Most of the changes to the National Electrical …
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March 8, 2018
I’ve been asked on several occasions to explain “Risk Ratio” as it pertains to construction estimating. It sounds complicated but really, it’s just the total profit divided by the total labor dollars. Knowing how to use it could help your …
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