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What’s New?

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.
Frequently Asked Questions

Q.    I would like to view more of my takeoff items in Takeoff. Can I change the screen view?

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Q.    When we launch IntelliBid , a pop up window appears asking if we want to upgrade prices in the master database because it has detected a price update. What are the effects of answering Yes or No?

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Q.    There is a difference in the way profit and overhead is calculated in my bids. What is the difference and how does it work?

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Q.    Why do I get a message to save the Untitled Job when I close IntelliBid?

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Q.    Is there a way to save the phases selected in Summary? I have certain phases I need to see separately; they have subphases and levels that I have to select each time I go into Summary.

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Contractor Spotlight:
Taft Electric Company
What began in 1947 as one person's desire to provide quality electrical service to the community has since soared to levels beyond that which were once thought possible. Taft Electric Company (TEC) is the area leader in size and volume for electrical construction.
The Estimating Table

Two important factors for accurate estimating are maintaining consistency in your takeoff procedures and using Job Costing results to develop and apply adjustment factors to your labor estimates.

Consistency in Estimating by George Hague, President ConEst Software Systems, discusses how to develop and implement consistent procedures for your estimating and the use of labor factors to fine-tune your estimates.



The Trainer’s Corner

Bids in Version 4 have undergone significant redevelopment. In addition to streamlining and expanding Bid Recap extensively, we have developed several bid templates to help you deliver the most accurate bids and maintain the flexibility to fit your individual situation. This article defines the templates and how to use them for your business.


If you would like to attend one of our in-depth training classes that includes a hands-on practice with the bid templates,
ConEst Software Systems will be at a Trade Show near you very soon.