Construction Estimating & Bidding Software - HCSS HeavyBid

HeavyBid construction estimating and bidding software helps construction companies rapidly develop estimates, take and analyze quotes, manage their bid-day, submit both unit price and lump sum bids, and interface with scheduling and accounting software. Learn more about HeavyBid here: https://www.hcss.com/products/construction-estimating-software/

Build an Estimate

As the video shows, watch how fast a complete estimate can be built. In this case, a state Department of Transportation (DOT) project is shown as an example. Browse to the DOT download file, import the DOT bid items, then match these DOT items to historical items that you have estimated in the past. As the plus signs appear, the estimate is being built. Notice how quickly you have completed the most tedious part of building an estimate. In this case, 85 fully worked up items. You can then analyze these items and make adjustments for conditions unique to this project.

Missing Bid Items

For missing items, one option is to copy from past estimates by selecting an estimate, selecting an item, and then dragging and dropping to the current estimate. In the video, you can see all of the work copied to the current estimate.

Prebuilt Calculation Routines & Updates

If you have prebuilt calculation routines, you can use them to update activities in your estimate and show your assumptions in the notes. If you need to change the calculation, HeavyBid has a link in the notes to quickly open the routine to allow changes and then update the notes in the activity with the new results. If you decide to change the calculation inputs, HeavyBid will update your activity quantities, as well as the notes.

Build Multiple Items

You can quickly build multiple items using assemblies which allow you to select the items needed for this particular estimate while also saving the information in the notes. By using an assembly, you can see in the video that we have quickly pulled in the completed activities that can now be reviewed. If you have built a library of activities, you can look up and pull in a completely worked up activity that can easily be adjusted for this estimate.

Using HeavyJob with HeavyBid

If you own HeavyJob, you can also look up actual production history, narrow the results to your relevant items, and return results back to the production rate, and enter your notes to justify your productions - no other estimating system can do this!
HeavyJob: https://www.hcss.com/products/construction-project-management-software/

Use Past Estimate History

If you don't own HeavyJob, you can use the past estimate history. Once the estimate is complete, you can quickly pull estimate detail into quote folders, solicit quotes, take quotes, analyze them against other subcontractors as well as your own self performed work, and update the estimate with selected quotes. There is also a bi-directional interface to P6 and MS project for scheduling your estimate. Any changes can be imported back into HeavyBid and easily reviewed to meet the schedule's requirements.

Finally, you can spread costs, mark up items, and arrive at bid prices and submit them electronically or in many different formats.

After You Win the Bid

If you win the bid, you can:

• submit selected sub reports
• populate your P6 schedule with HeavyBid resources
• export budgets, suppliers, and materials to your accounting software as well as HeavyJob
• If you own HeavyJob, job site personnel can see the budget, crews, productions, & notes to see how the estimator figured the project

HeavyBid excels in estimates that are crew based, have alternate methods of construction and use heavy equipment.

Construction Companies That Use HCSS Software

There are three levels of HeavyBid to accommodate companies from doing one million a year to well over one billion per project. Tens of thousands of estimators use HeavyBid. Some better known customers are Granite, Colas, Skanska, Lane, and Walsh.

Software Awards

HeavyBid is Roads and Bridges Gold Medal Winner for estimating software ten years in a row.

HCSS offers a full suite of software to help you in every phase of your business, backed by professional implementation services, industry leading 24/7 instant support, and a 12 month money back guarantee.

Resources:
• HeavyBid: https://www.hcss.com/products/construction-estimating-software/
• HeavyJob: https://www.hcss.com/products/construction-project-management-software/
• Instant Support: https://www.hcss.com/instant-support/

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