Bid Schedules

The Bid Schedule tabs in the Market Analysis area enable you to capture information for bids that you may choose to estimate.

• The Bid Schedule Listing tab provides an overview for quick reference.
• Use the Bid Schedule Calendar to view upcoming bid schedule tasks over a variety of date ranges.
• Add and review detailed information on the Bid Schedule Detail tab.

When you decide to estimate a job, you can convert the bid schedule to an estimate. The new estimate will be populated with the bid schedule information fields you filled out.

Efficiency Factors

If you want to retain historical crew production rates as part of your estimating process, Efficiency Factors offer another way to gauge how quickly a crew will be able to complete an assigned task.

Weights and Dimensions

You can now record weights and dimensions for materials and equipment in Resources and in an estimate. This includes an option for calculated indirect items. You can use this to calculate costs based on the total weight or volume of materials and equipment in an estimate.

Search by Description on the Estimate Detail Tab

In the tree view of the Estimate Detail tab, you can now search for pay items or other cost components by their descriptions.

Enhancements to Estimate Detail Export add-ins

• Send Subcontractor and Vendor Information to the B2W Operational Suite
• New Primavera WBS Export

Hide Zero Base Cost Labor and Equipment Components in Global Edits and Find/Replace

When adding a Labor or Equipment to a Crew in Global Edits, you can select a Rate Class and only Labor or Equipment with a non-zero base cost in that rate class will be shown.

Distribute As Determined by the Bid Pricing Strategy When Marking Up Indirects by Cost Category

You can select As Determined by the Bid Pricing Strategy when marking up indirects by Cost Category.

Update Specific Labor and Equipment Rate Classes in the Estimate

You can now update a specific labor or equipment rate class in a portion of an existing estimate. This means that only the rate class you select is updated; all others remain unchanged.