IntelliBid Tips

IntelliBid Version 8 FAQs

IntelliBid User Tips – Version 8

• Making Sure Your Prices Are Up To Date
• Saving Manually Entered Pricing to a Vendor
• Sorting Summary by Material Totals
• Set Quote Breakdowns to Update New Jobs
• Customize an Individual Bid Top Sheet
• Cut, Copy, Paste – Multiple Windows / Multiple Jobs
  
• Customize your Takeoff and Summary Display Screens
• Quotes, Subcontractors and Equipment
• Labor Calculations
• Calculating Overtime Labor
• Bonds: How does IntelliBid use them?
• Summary Find
• Labor Calculations (part 2)
• Materials Pricing
• ConEst IntelliBid ItemVue, AssemblyVue and JobVue
• Assembly Item Grouping
• Assembly Item Grouping (Part 2)
• Delete – Undelete
• Takeoff Prompts in Job Spec
• When in Doubt, Right Click
• Use of the Takeoff Multiplier
• Making Sure All Quotes Are Included in Your Bid
• Material Pricing through NetPricer Service
• Adding Vendors to Intellibid
• Setting Your Preferences in IntelliBid
• Setting Up Template Jobs in IntelliBid
• Multiple Entries in Summary
• Creating Alternate Bids in Intellibid
• Viewing Items with ItemVue
• The Question of Margin vs. Markup
• Which Bid Template Should I Use?
• Job Settings – In Job Spec: Part 2
• Working with Labor Levels
• Viewing Phase Breakdown
• IntelliBid’s Special Items Catalog
• Pricing Material
• Phase Assembly Replace & Job Assembly Replace
• Managing your Jobs in IntelliBid
• Replacing Takeoff Items in IntelliBid
• Modifying IntelliBid Multipliers
• Automatic Labor Factoring
• Job Settings – Auto Labor Factor
• Controlling Labor Loss in Overtime
• Using IntelliBid to Determine Crew Size
• Direct and Indirect Labor
• Direct TakeOff vs Takeoff Sheets
• Alternate or Breakout? : Part 1
• Alternate or Breakout? : Part 2
• Using IntelliBid’s JobVue Feature
• Frozen Bids
• Creating Your Company Logo for IntelliBid Reports
• Don’t Panic !
• Reading IntelliBid’s Audit Trail
• Customizing IntelliBid’s Top Sheet
• Using IntelliBid’s Smartfill Feature
• Freeze Vendor Pricing by Item
• IntelliBid’s Prompt Feature to Monitor Fluctuating Costs
• Getting The Help You Need
• Recalculating the Takeoff
• Using Phases for Job Management
• Audit Trail Fields
• IntelliBid User Tip: Collapse or Expand Assemblies in the Audit Trail