Estimating & Bidding

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Construction 4.0: Why it’s Time to Adopt BIM and Digital Construction
Since the global pandemic started, more business leaders have analyzed how the coronavirus caused a rapid digital transformation across every industry. Businesses that want to survive must adapt to a world of “remote everything.”
February 16, 2021
DJM Design, CAD, & Coordination, a BIM and drafting firm, has launched its on-demand sheet metal shop drawing services.
DJM Launches New On-Demand Shop Drawing Services
February 6, 2021
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TraceAir Site Work Estimating Tool
January 4, 2021
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Procore Breaks into Preconstruction with Esticom Capability Assimilated into Project Management
February 1, 2021
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Basketball Legend Bill Walton Delivers Keynote Speech at B2W Software's 20th Annual User Conference
December 15, 2020
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AGTEK Development Co. Offers Underground Software for Takeoff, Production Control
September 15, 2020
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National Grid utilizing its CASE 580 EV backhoe-loader.
New York Utilities Take Delivery of Construction Industry’s First Electric Backhoe-loaders
Nearly a year after its debut, CASE Construction Equipment announces the delivery and implementation of two electric-powered backhoes by utilities in the state of New York.
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Point of Rental shares lessons from 2020, what will continue (and change) in 2021, and about the technology available to help businesses tackle touchless processes, like renting via smart lockers.
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Bid to Punchlist: Managing the Concrete Slab Package
Defining the RFP with a clear vision of the scope of work, job site conditions and work restrictions will go far in minimizing confusion and potential conflict.
August 19, 2020
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New Construction Software Alliance Helps Contractors Submit Bids Faster
Plans4Less and PipelineSuite collaboration enables clients to submit bids faster to win more contracts.
June 4, 2020
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InSite Elevation Brings Cost-effective Speed and Accuracy to Earthwork Take-offs
Earthwork estimating tool is redesigned to help make users more productive in a Lite version and a Pro version, for when CAD import, utility take-off, and GPS grade control modeling is needed
February 17, 2020
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New TraceAir Site Work Estimating Tool to Debut at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020
TraceAir's tool will help grading contractors run more accurate takeoffs and get precise quantities based on bid documents.
February 4, 2020
A screenshot of a SiteWork 3D rendering of an excavation project. Estimators can enter existing and proposed contours, spot elevations and sloping lines to define the existing and proposed surfaces.
Fast, Accurate Earthwork Take-Off for Construction Estimators
InSite Software provides cost-effective estimating solution for owner-operator
December 12, 2019
On Center’s On-Screen Takeoff (OST) and Quick Bid software efficiently creates more accurate bids and take-offs that are synced with one another.
Takeoff and Bid Software Efficiency Drives Nearly 25 Years of Use for Contractor
On Center’s Quick Bid and OST software simplifies and syncs bidding and OST operations for PML Construction
November 18, 2019
On-Center Software's on-screen takeoff software shows a color-coded digital takeoff of an elementary school construction project with the building materials quantities listed.
Construction Estimating Takeoff On-Screen Saves Time and Makes Changes Easy
Estimating with On Center Software slashes the cost and time of using blueprints and creates the cornerstone of an entrepreneur’s construction startup
September 18, 2019
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[APP] Complete Takeoffs and Estimates Anytime, Anywhere with STACK
Eliminate bid inconsistencies, incorporate materials to ensure no pieces are missed and easily analyze estimates with detailed cost reports.
March 5, 2019
Takeoffs are essential to a professional bid. Determining necessary quantities is a painstaking process repeated with each design change, but it can be done with ease using model-based estimating software.
Estimating Software is a Saving Bet
One wrong calculation in an estimate can doom a project before it starts and contractors who want to cut estimating costs in half are dumping the spreadsheets
October 1, 2018
'What really sold me on InSite is that they have dirtmoving experience and understand exactly what a contractor needs. They understand earthwork and subgrade cubic quantities,' said Jim Hammond, Hammond Estimating & Consulting.
Firm Digs In with an Accurate Quantity Estimating Software Solution
Hammond Estimating & Consulting gets accurate calculations supported by graphics from InSite's SiteWork so the dirt mover can visualize cut and fill requirements before they start
September 10, 2018
Pepper Construction management uses Trimble modeling software in the early stages of a construction project, easy recalculating estimates to give owners cost context for design changes.
Model-Based Estimates Delight Project Owners and Halve Pepper’s Costs
Estimating software integrated with BIM slashes take-off and re-estimate time for design revisions, simplifies formatting estimates to suit owner needs
September 7, 2018
The Repeat feature of On Center Software’s On-Screen Takeoff module allows the end-user to capture quantity results on one drawing and then replicate those results with the click of a button (sample project shown). A materials list and model are to the left; to the right is a PDF of information pertaining to the project’s typical groups and repeating floors.
Spreadsheets Alone are Not Professional Construction Bids
Contractor KHS&S bids more jobs, more accurately and responds more quickly to changes with project takeoff and bidding software united over a database of materials, labor and pricing
January 17, 2018
The key to today’s takeoff is the ability to quickly gauge the scope of work required for a trade, and adjust volumes automatically using the software's takeoff functions when plans change.
Top 5 Must-Have Technologies for Estimators
As the days of paper plans piling up on desks fade, here are the Top 5 digital tools that can help make today's estimators the keepers of construction profitability
July 24, 2017
Sage, eTakeoff, Autodesk to Launch 5D BIM Solution
Vendors collaborated to automate key takeoff and estimating processes using 3D building information models and 2D digital plans
June 13, 2017
Eliminate paper-based quotes and get quick estimates and approval from the field with FieldQuotes web-based application.
[APP] Web-based Electronic Quoting Tool Allows for Real-time Field Quoting
Simple electronic quoting tool allows field and sales staff to quickly create a quote, get management review and get customer’s approval in real time while in the field
June 6, 2017
Sage's takeoff software is designed to sync directly with BIM products such as Autodesk Navisworks for a more seamless estimating process.
Understanding the Estimating Advantages of 5D BIM with Sage
With over 32% of contractors planning to buy BIM-related software in coming months, contractors who overcome challenges to gain the estimating advantages will be steps ahead
May 24, 2017
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New eBook Outlines How BIM Improves Construction Estimates
Software provider Sage offers a treatise on rising contractor adoption of building information modeling, ways models can improve estimates and how to overcome model challenges
March 27, 2017
It’s valuable to look not only at how quickly the company will gain back the initial investment in terms of cost-savings, but also at the number of man-hours the estimating team will save.
Free Tool Calculates Estimating Software ROI
Software Advice offers a free calculator to approximate the number of hours your business can save each year by using estimating and takeoff software, as well as how long it will take to recoup the investment
September 2, 2016
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NPE 2017 to Offer 40 New Conference Topics
Registration is now “live” and details of the 2017 National Pavement Expo and its 54-session conference program are now available on the NPE website, www.nationalpavementexpo.com.
August 1, 2016
The Stevens Construction Project Overhead Sizing Calculator uses current banking data of the behavior of costs in construction contracting to help contractors size overhead.
ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Construction Project Overhead Sizing Calculator
Construction contractors can create highly accurate and current job and project sizing information with this app to keep bids accurate and increase the chance to win good projects
June 28, 2016
Chris Tammany not only enjoys being in the field but he knows Petra Paving is a better company when he’s guiding the crew. “My forte is out in the field,” he says. “Our square-foot-per-hour is much higher when I’m out there on the job than when I’m not on the job so I need to be out there.”
How to Fix a Struggling Company
Survival for Petra Paving depended on learning and implementing what it didn’t know.
January 4, 2016
When scheduling jobs ACI Asphalt provides foremen with as much detail as possible on their iPad including location, job components, which employees will be working, and what equipment and traffic control is needed among other specifics. The information is accessible through the foreman’s app.
6 Steps Every Contractor Needs to Take for Growth
January 4, 2016
Customize estimates and invoices with a company logo, info, etc.
ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Contractor Estimating and Invoicing Tool
Construction contractors can estimate, invoice, record payments and manage projects from their mobile devices with Joist's Contractor Estimating and Invoicing mobile app
December 15, 2015
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Data Drives Down Construction Costs
Using the past as a teacher, Vernox Labs helps contractors mine unstructured data to reduce costs on projects.
December 8, 2015
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BidGuru Estimating Mobile App
Creates immediate, professional-looking, custom quotes for crack sealing, asphalt overlays, sealcoating and other pavement maintenance jobs
November 2, 2015
Tailor estimates and proposals with company information, logo and contracts or terms and conditions.
App of the Week: JobFLEX Quickly Creates Quotes while Off-line
Construction contractors can use the JobFLEX mobile app to create quotes, proposals and estimates in just minutes without the need for an Internet connection
October 20, 2015
The explosion of personal electronic devices, coupled with the data generated from telematics systems, mapping software and interconnected accounting and project management systems, is making the digital jobsite a reality.
Real-time Data Transforms the Construction Jobsite
A digital jobsite promises a seamless flow of information from the field to the back office.
October 19, 2015
“When it’s not drying, when it doesn’t cure, when you’re concerned about tracking – that’s when you’re going to get yourself into a bind,” says Tony Heffernan. “Those are signs you should stop sealcoating.”
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You can’t manage the weather so manage what you can: your process, your sealer, your equipment…and expectations
October 9, 2015
When prices are about the same, customers make decisions on who to hire based on things that set them apart like the extra things the company offers to do for them.
How Construction Contractors Can Improve Their Bid-Hit Ratio
Contractors need to focus on setting themselves apart from the competition through means other than just being the lowest bid
September 16, 2015
[VIDEO] Contractor Estimating App Creates Quick, Easy Quotes
[VIDEO] Contractor Estimating App Creates Quick, Easy Quotes
JobFLEX estimate app empowers contractors to create quotes, proposals and estimates in just minutes with no Internet connection required
September 15, 2015