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What’s New?
ConEst on Campus:
ConEst has placed well over 200 licenses in University environments...
Training for the Contractor On The Go!
Online training seminars take the hassle out of learning
With time at a premium these days, it can be a challenge finding enough of it to learn the software we use to run our businesses. Too often we say to ourselves that “using software will save time, but I don’t have any time to learn the software”, and so we fall back on old familiar ways of doing things…all because of TIME!
New Accounting Export!
A new export file has been added to IntelliBid that sends critical material and labor costs to JobPower Accounting Software for Contractors.
ConEst ELECTRICAL FORMULAS – Release Udpate
ConEst Electrical Formulas is in the final phase of pre-release. Open items to complete the project include a couple of reports and the program’s online help system.
NetPricer
NetPricer continues to be an invaluable time-saver to quickly and accurately price your jobs. As the first to offer this service, ConEst IntelliBid has expanded your options by giving you control over whether NetPricer performs item substitutions during the price update.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q. During a Recalc of a job, a message asks if I want to update modified incomplete items and verify the master database. Can you explain the consequences to answering these queries?
Q. If I enter a vendor price, the program automatically calculates the discount. What happens to these values when I run a price update?
Q. How can I account for Labor Escalation when bidding with the BASIC & CHANGE ORDER V4.01 Bid Template?
Q. If a cell with formulas in Bid Templates is accidentally erased, how do you undo the erasure?
Q. We find it necessary to use Special Items quite often for our takeoffs. Is there a procedure or method where once a count is completed from Special Items to Takeoff the cursor will return to Special Items ready for the next Item to count?
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?
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Contractor Spotlight:
Modern Electric: Arvada, CO
Modern Electric has been in operation since 1989, and while we may not be the biggest shop in town, over the years we’ve earned the respect and trust of our customers by being one of the best.
The Estimating Table
Electrical contracting, which encompasses projects of a variety of types and sizes, is a complicated business.
Design Build Estimating by George Hague, President, ConEst Software Systems, discusses how to develop and implement methods that contribute to a properly and accurately prepared estimate.
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The Trainer’s Corner
JobSpec: Automatic Labor Factoring
One of the newest and most dynamic features in ConEst IntelliBid is Job Spec. Job Spec lets you preset specific variables to automate your takeoff. One of these variables, Labor Factor, gives you the ability to account for greater or lesser degrees of difficulty in any given installation. This article describes the methods and benefits in Job Spec.
If you would like to attend one of our in-depth training classes that includes a hands-on practice,
ConEst Software Systems will be at a Trade Show near you very soon.
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