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Estimating & Bidding
Identify Profitable Targets To Win More Construction Work
Construction Business Coaching
A diverse business plan should include at least two or three types of revenue streams with multiple types of projects and customers
January 16, 2019
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Estimating & Bidding
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
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 & Bidding
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
'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.
Project Management
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
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.
Estimating & Bidding
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 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.
Estimating & Bidding
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
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.
Apps
[APP] Web-based Electronic Quoting Tool Allows for Real-time Field Quoting
FieldConnect
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
Eliminate paper-based quotes and get quick estimates and approval from the field with FieldQuotes web-based application.
Estimating & Bidding
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
Sage's takeoff software is designed to sync directly with BIM products such as Autodesk Navisworks for a more seamless estimating process.
Business Services
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
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Apps
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
The Stevens Construction Project Overhead Sizing Calculator uses current banking data of the behavior of costs in construction contracting to help contractors size overhead.
Estimating & Bidding
Happy With Your Bid-Hit Ratio? 4 Tactics Put a Smile on Your Game Face
Disciplines you can practice to identify, bid and win the type of projects that deliver sustainable levels of profit
January 27, 2016
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Business
How to Fix a Struggling Company
Survival for Petra Paving depended on learning and implementing what it didn’t know.
January 4, 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.”
Business
6 Steps Every Contractor Needs to Take for Growth
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.
Apps
ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Contractor Estimating and Invoicing Tool
Joist Inc.
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
Customize estimates and invoices with a company logo, info, etc.
Construction Technology
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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Construction Technology
BidGuru Estimating Mobile App
IRONMARKETS
Creates immediate, professional-looking, custom quotes for crack sealing, asphalt overlays, sealcoating and other pavement maintenance jobs
November 2, 2015
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Apps
App of the Week: JobFLEX Quickly Creates Quotes while Off-line
JobFlex
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
Tailor estimates and proposals with company information, logo and contracts or terms and conditions.
Construction Technology
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
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.
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