Do you have a users’ group meeting where I can get together with other estimators?
Yes. HCSS has had Users Group Meetings every year since 1989. We currently host two meetings each year, in January and February, with more than 1,500 users in attendance – around half of them are estimators. At HCSS Users Group Meetings, you will learn from both HCSS and other customers on how to improve your estimating, suggest additions or changes to improve the software, and learn about other HCSS products to improve your productivity.
Yes. With HCSS Cloud, HCSS takes care of system hardware, backups, and updates while giving you completely secure data and high availability. Your users will have the fastest performance possible, reducing your IT expenses and overhead.
If I’m not an infrastructure contractor, will HeavyBid be a fit?
Maybe. HeavyBid saves the most time for companies whose estimates include a lot of resources, crews, alternate construction methods, and a lot of thinking and analysis required to make a competitive bid. While HeavyBid works for any kind of estimating, there are more targeted solutions for many trade specialities such as mechanical, electrical, or roofing.
HCSS does have a number of construction customers with both infrastructure and vertical construction divisions, so if you are looking to standardize both groups on the same software, HeavyBid works much better for vertical construction than vertical software does for infrastructure construction.
Designed for easy point-and-click scheduling of crews, equipment, and rentals, HCSS Dispatcher is built to mimic your magnetized white board so you can easily see your choice jobs on one screen.
If I have multiple divisions, do they all have to be set up the same?
If you purchase a HeavyBid Enterprise license, then each division of your company can have its own code libraries with their own data, and you will still be able to pool the concurrent user count across your enterprise.
What are the advantages of using HCSS Cloud versus hosting it ourselves?
HCSS becomes your total IT solutions provider. Your HCSS Cloud is fully managed, your IT needs are minimized, and you won’t have to worry about data backups, antivirus/antimalware, uptime, availability, redundancy, or security. We make sure your data is always available and secure.
What are the different user options for Equipment360?
In the shop or the office, your shop and fleet managers, project managers, superintendents, accountants and payroll managers, and executives can use Equipment360 Manager software downloaded onto their laptops or PCs to turn preventative maintenance alerts into work orders, schedule and assign work orders, and make smart asset management decisions. Shop managers can review and approve time cards, then send the time cards to payroll and accounting.
Equipment360 Mechanic System allows your mechanics to enter field data, interact with work orders, and access time cards using a desktop or laptop. Equipment360 Mobile Mechanic, available as an iPad app, allows your mechanics to have access to work orders and enter time and parts information anytime, anywhere, saving them the hassle of returning to the shop after visiting a job site.
