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Construction Estimating Software | HeavyBid

Benefits | Features | Mobile | System Requirements

Developed over 25 years ago, HeavyBid is the gold standard construction estimating software solution for heavy civil and infrastructure construction industry. It is used by over 2,500 companies, from the biggest names in the industry to small- and medium-sized contractors.

HeavyBid comes in three different levels, each designed to fit a specific type and size of company. As your company grows, HeavyBid grows with you. Whether you're a small regional contractor or a large, multinational corporation, we can make HeavyBid the perfect fit for you.

It all starts with the bid. Start it off right with HeavyBid.

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Bid more in less time

Spend more time on estimating

Estimate with greater accuracy

Reduce risks and mistakes

Streamline your business processes

Bid more in less time

Let’s face it. Today’s bidding climate is growing more competitive every day. You’re probably seeing double—even triple—the amount of bidders on every project, and perhaps you’re bidding more work now than ever before. So how do you bid more work without increasing your estimating staff or sacrificing the quality of your estimates?

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Significantly reduce estimating time

Bid on more work

Keep your same workflow

Spend more time actually estimating

So how much time do you spend estimating? And we mean actually estimating, like analyzing sub vs self-performed work, what-if scenarios, and risk. Truth is you probably don’t spend as much time as you’d like, right?

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Automate repetitive data entry tasks

Free up time to analyze more data

Work right up to bid time

Instantly print or export your DOT

Estimate with greater accuracy and confidence

You just can’t bid effectively if you’re not estimating your costs accurately.

HeavyBid helps you estimate more accurately by helping you to break down your costs to the lowest level of detail possible. You’ll estimate with greater confidence and be more competitive on every bid.

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Estimate with greater precision & accuracy

Estimate with actual historical data

Use your own custom calculations

Reduce risks and mistakes

Be honest. When was the last time you were 100% confident that the estimate you just submitted didn’t have any mistakes? Ever win a job you thought was highly profitable only to realize that it wouldn’t be because you left money out of the estimate? Have you ever left extra money in your bid that cost you a job?

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Help identifying potential errors

Review and correct every error

Audit of any cost & pricing changes

Security tailored to your needs

Streamline your business processes

Your estimating system should do more than just help you win bids. After all, there’s more to construction than just estimating. HeavyBid connects your estimating and operations in a way unrivaled by anyone in the industry.

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Eliminate tedious work and entry errors

Export data to your accounting system

Export data to your scheduling software

Connecting estimating to operations

Go Mobile

Fast. Simple. Intuitive. HeavyBid Mobile gives you the power of HeavyBid on the convenience of your tablet. It’s designed to take advantage of your iPad’s best features, including its touch screen, e-mail and mapping apps.

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Estimate small jobs--driveways and parking lots

Handle change orders

Capture owner signatures on the spot

Gain client engagement

HeavyBid Software Features

Quote Management

HeavyBid manages the entire life cycle of subcontractor and supplier quotes, from bidding invitations to last-minute awards.

Manage the entire life cycle of quotes

Send Invitations to bid

Analyze self vs. sub work

Analyze quotes side-by-side

Meet minority goals

Bid Day Management

Trust in HeavyBid software to be there for you when you need it most, when you have a deadline to meet with millions of dollars on the line. HeavyBid is fast, accurate & reliable.

Bid with confidence and speed

Manage Quotes

Use automatic calculations

Analyze overruns and underruns instantly

Customize key indicators

Automatically document and track changes

Create bid proposals or export electronic bidding systems

Estimate Review

HeavyBid software makes your estimate reviews more accurate, thorough and efficient. You will have the power to instantly catch errors and correct those mistakes.

Catch potential problems automatically
Review required notifications

Historical Estimating Data

HeavyBid makes storing, organizing, analyzing and using estimate history easy.

Instant access to your entire estimate history
Copy from previous estimates
Review cost history

Reporting

HeavyBid reports all you to perform better analysis with greater insights so you can make better and informed decisions.

Choose from our suite of reports
Customize reports any way you want
Save your top reports and batch them together

Product Integration

HeavyBid integrates with all of your everyday products to streamline your business processes to eliminate time consuming double-entry and error correction to save you more time to spend where it counts.

Create and send budgets to accounting
Create resource-loaded schedules automatically
Import and export to and from electronic bidding systems
Seamless integration with Mircosoft Office

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HeavyBid System Requirements

Workstation

Component	Minimum	Recommended
Operating System	Windows XP Service Pack 3	Windows 7
Computer/Processor	Intel Pentium 4 series	Intel Core i5/7 series or AMD Phenom II
Memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard Disk Space	5 GB + 3 MB per estimate	5 GB + 3 MB per estimate
Drive	CD-ROM	DVD-ROM
Display	1024 x 768	1280 x 1024 or higher
Color Depth	16-bit color	32-bit color or higher

Server

Component	Minimum	Recommended
Operating System	Windows Server 2003®	Windows Server 2008 R2®
Computer/Processor	AMD or Intel Dual Core Processor (Xeon/Opteron Series)	Dual Quad-Core Processors (AMD Opteron or Interl Xeon series)
Memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard Disk Space	5 GB + 3 MB per estimate	10 GB + 3 MB per estimate
Drive	Serial-ATA or SCSI-based hard disk in RAID 1 configuration	15K RPM SAS-SCSI hard disks in RAID 1 or better configuration
Network Interface Card (NIC)	1 GB onboard controller	2 x 1 GbE NIC’s in teamed configuration

Innovative construction software

Construction Estimating Software | HeavyBid

It all starts with the bid. Start it off right with HeavyBid.

Bid more in less time

Spend more time actually estimating

Estimate with greater accuracy and confidence

Reduce risks and mistakes

Streamline your business processes

Go Mobile

HeavyBid Software Features

Quote Management HeavyBid manages the entire life cycle of subcontractor and supplier quotes, from bidding invitations to last-minute awards. Manage the entire life cycle of quotes Send Invitations to bid Analyze self vs. sub work Analyze quotes side-by-side Meet minority goals

Estimate Review

Historical Estimating Data

Reporting

Product Integration

Get Started with HeavyBid Today!

HeavyBid System Requirements

Innovative
construction
software

Quote Management

HeavyBid manages the entire life cycle of subcontractor and supplier quotes, from bidding invitations to last-minute awards.

Manage the entire life cycle of quotes

Send Invitations to bid

Analyze self vs. sub work

Analyze quotes side-by-side

Meet minority goals