Audience
Construction companies
About HeavyBid
Activities and bid items can be built on the fly, copied from any previous estimate, or pulled from a list of standardized activities of work with HeavyBid construction estimating software. Directly import bid items from DOT websites to significantly reduce the time spent building estimates.
HCSS takes your produced bid items and quantity information created from external takeoff programs and inputs that data in HeavyBid to accurately produce a cost estimate.
HeavyBid is used by estimators across 4,000+ companies, including 44 of the ENR top 50 heavy civil contractors. Estimators benefit from easily repeatable estimate conditions while estimate reviewers benefit from easily accessible checklists and review tools that make it easy to verify the costs and prices.
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Company Information
HCSS
Founded: 1986
United States
www.hcss.com/products/construction-estimating-software/
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Documentation
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HeavyBid Frequently Asked Questions
HeavyBid Product Features
Construction Estimating
Accounting Integration
Audit Trail
Bid Management
Calculators
Change Orders
Cost Database
Customizable Templates
Electrical Estimating
HVAC Estimating
Historical Database
Job Costing
Plumbing Estimating
Price Data / Price Books
Quote Management
Reporting/Analytics
Scheduling
Subcontractor Management
What-if Analysis
Billing & Invoicing
Building Product Database
Contract Management
Customer Management
Project Management
Takeoff
