Q.   My IntelliBid reports take a long time to appear on my screen. Why?

A.   Your virus protection software may be scanning the report files every time you to try to run them. Try editing the filter settings in your virus protection software to ignore files ending in ".rpt" -- in many cases, this will speed up your reports considerably. Consult your virus software's documentation for instructions on editing the filter settings.

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Q.   What happens if a vendor drops price support for items that were previously supported?

A.   When a vendor drops price support through TRA-SER, the item is flagged with the Prompt field so it appears in the Incomplete Items dialog when you go to Bid Recap. There is also a report produced after every Price Update that displays the items no longer being priced by TRA-SER.

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Q.   The Vendor dropdown list in IntelliBid includes an entry labeled TARGET. What is that?

TRA-SER recently added TARGET pricing and IntelliBid now ships with the Target vendor and pricing in the database. This comes very close to most Vendor item prices. You will be able to export Target pricing as a discount .cpf file after the next TRA-SER upgrade.

Currently, there are 2 ways to add the Target column:

• Replace the Trade/3c column
• Replace the Trade/3C column, export as a vendor file and then import as a pricing file. Contact Technical Support with any questions or help if you want the Target price update.

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Q.   Is there any way to retrieve items that were deleted from the takeoff?

A:   Right-click in the Takeoff screen grid and select Display Deleted Records to display all the records deleted from the job. This screen lists the item size, description and quantity, which user deleted the record and when the item was deleted if you use individual User logons. To retrieve any of the items listed in this dialog box:

a) Select the items you want to put back into the Takeoff by clicking on each item (hold down the Ctrl key on your key board to select multiple items at one time).

b) Either click on the Copy button or right-click and select Copy from the popup menu. This saves the items you have selected and closes the Deleted Takeoff Records dialog.

c) On the Takeoff screen, right-click and select Paste Insert or Paste Append to add the item(s) back into your Takeoff.

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Q:   Why are my phase totals and takeoff settings missing in the Takeoff screen?

A:   Your preference for Select Takeoff Level has been set to Hide Settings. Just click Preferences > Select Takeoff Level > Display All.

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Q.   When I import a job, IntelliBid prompts me to Recalc the job. Why is this necessary?

A:   The database used for the imported job may not be the same as the current database. Whether you Recalc or not depends on how you are using the imported job. If this is a current job and you will be changing the takeoff at all, you will want to be sure all the items update pricing correctly. The Recalc will compare each item to the database and let you know of any discrepancies. This gives you a chance to correct the items that are no longer found before you go to bid with the job. The Recalc will update item prices to the new database. If this job has gone to bid or you need to keep the original pricing for a fixed bid, do not run the Recalc. There is no way to retrieve the original pricing.

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Q:   In BidTrac, if you are bidding a project as a prime contractor and the other ECs are doing the same, how do you record this?

A:   Even if you're acting as the prime contractor, you are still bidding a price to a company or government agency. In this case, the company or government agency you are bidding to would be listed as the 'Bidding Contractor' and your company and all the other electrical contractors would still be listed under Competitors. In the same way you're bidding to a GC, you are still all competing for the same job.

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