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BHS estimator for Windows

BHS estimator for Windows. The Greatest Discovery Since Electricity A Slide Show Presentation Last Edited 7/10/08. Click the Mouse or Press Enter to Continue. PgUp goes back. Welcome to BHS estimator. BHS estimator for Windows Some Key Features - Estimating.

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BHS estimator for Windows

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  1. BHSestimator for Windows The Greatest Discovery Since Electricity A Slide Show Presentation Last Edited 7/10/08 Click the Mouse or Press Enter to Continue. PgUp goes back

  2. Welcome to BHSestimator

  3. BHSestimator for WindowsSome Key Features - Estimating • Ease of use - Number one in the industry. You can be creating estimates your first day. • Logical takeoff format • Job broken down by “Areas of Construction” • On Screen extensions and totals (No need to print it first] • Unit Pricing - See final cost line-by-line or page-by-page

  4. BHSestimator for WindowsSome Key Features - Reports • Estimate Worksheets • Title • Recap • Takeoff Sheets • Job Factors • Labor Distribution • Job Expense • Summary • Job Information • Pictures and Graphic Detail • Estimate History

  5. BHSestimator for WindowsSome Key Features - Reports (con’t) • Phase Reports (like items in like phases grouped) • Administrative (Qty, Cost, Labor) • Buyers (Qty, Cost) • Warehouse (Qty Only) • Equipment Needed • Time and Material Invoice • Purchase Orders • Change Orders • Work In Progress

  6. BHSestimator for WindowsSome Key Features - Databases • Useable Material Database • Pre-labored • Pre-built Assemblies • “Phase of Construction” Database • “Type of Construction” Database • Monthly Material Pricing Updates Available • Customer Database • “Tools Needed to Install” Database

  7. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Title Page • Estimate Name • Estimator Name • Due Date • Bid To Info • Taxes • Fudge Factors • Misc. Notes

  8. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Recap Page • Add/Delete/Edit Pages • Activate/Inactivate • Merge Estimates • View Page Unit Pricing • Raw Material/Labor • Extended Material/Labor • Quote/Subcontract Price • Estimate Totals

  9. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Worksheets

  10. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Worksheets Add Items or Assemblies by 3-Letter Description Code or Database Index Number

  11. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Worksheets Enter the Quantity, and all extensions and totals are done immediately. Change the Cost or Labor for this item in this estimate only. No need to go back to the database. Changes do not affect other estimates. Items in the Database are “Chained” to automatically bring up the next logical item.

  12. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Worksheets Add Special Code Items either by clicking a button or enter it right on the Worksheet Grid. • All Field Items • Labor Only • Material Only • Quotes (Material and Labor) • Comments

  13. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Worksheets Page Options • Title • Active/Inactive • Work Completed • Phase • Page Multiplier • Material/Labor Markup • Type • Regular • Quote/Subcontract • Comment/Scratch • Material/Labor Column Used for Bid

  14. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Job Factors On this page you account for abnormal job site conditions. This estimate shows a 10% add to raw labor hours based on abnormally high ceilings and a locked 10 extra hours due to interruptions. The hours associated with the 10% will adjust as more labor is added to the estimate. The locked 10 hours will not. The values are spread on all active worksheets in proportion to the labor on that sheet.

  15. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Job Factors You can change the Category Name, and set the factor to change the entire estimate’s hours. You can also lock in a certain extra number of hours.

  16. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Labor Distribution On this page you distribute the job labor hours to labor classes.

  17. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Labor Distribution You can set Category Names, Rate and Distribution

  18. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Job Expense On this page you account for various Job related expenses (e.g. Permits)

  19. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Job Expense Again, you can set the category name and percentage or lock in a value.

  20. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Summary On the Summary Page you set: • Material Markup • Labor Markup • Overhead • Profit • Misc Post Markups • Square Footage You can also: • Link in other estimates • Compare to saved jobs • Commit to History • Calculate the Performance Bond

  21. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Summary • On the Summary Page you see: • Labor Material Ratios • Material Unit Price (Bid Price per Dollar of Raw Cost) • Labor Unit Price (Bid Price per Hour of Raw Labor) • All Profit/ Overhead and Estimate Totals • Square Footage Calculations • Estimate Cost per Square Foot • Bid Price per Square Foot • Labor Hours per Square Foot

  22. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Job Detail The Job Detail Page lets you store all the information relating to the customer and job.

  23. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating - Images The Image Page allows you to store a reference to digital images for a job.

  24. BHSestimator for WindowsEstimating – Job History The History page show changes to the estimate, when it was saved, etc...

  25. BHSestimator for WindowsDatabases • Item Master Database • Assembly Database • Phase Database • Customer Database • History • Construction Type • Unit of Issue • Cross Reference • Time and Material History

  26. BHSestimator for WindowsItem Master Database

  27. BHSestimator for WindowsItem Master Database Editing Material can be edited in the table or in a full screen editor • Database Fields Include: • Description Code • Stock Id Number • 3 Columns of Cost and Labor • Phase of Construction • Unit of Issue • Chain to Item Number

  28. BHSestimator for WindowsMaterial Pricing Updates BHS provides Material Pricing Updates monthly or you can use other sources. • No Need to update every month or to catch up on old updates. • Universal Cost Adjustment Factor • Individual Item Update Factor • Item Blocking • Estimates can be “REPRICED” from the database.

  29. BHSestimator for WindowsAssembly Database • Assemblies Include: • Items • Other Assemblies • Special Code Items • Material • Labor • Comments

  30. BHSestimator for WindowsPhase Database Phases include a Description and a Labor Factor that is applied to any item in an estimate that is placed in that phase.

  31. BHSestimator for WindowsCustomer Database Here we have the Customer Edit Screen

  32. BHSestimator for WindowsHistory Database The History database lists all estimate that you have committed to history. The estimates can be sorted by construction type or customer. The History summary shows the average numbers for estimates won, lost or both.

  33. BHSestimator for WindowsType of Construction Database By knowing YOUR Base Labor Rate, Average Hours per Square Foot and YOUR typical Cost per Square Foot for a type of job, you can do some cost projections for the job. These values can be read from a good estimate and stored in this database.

  34. BHSestimator for WindowsOther Cool Features • Master Estimate - All new estimates can start with your typical setup • Pages • Taxes • Labor Distribution • Markups • Overhead • Labor...

  35. BHSestimator for WindowsOther Cool Features • Estimate Templates - set up a variety of template estimate for various customers or types of jobs • Many owner defined parameters save to the registry • Networkable/Shareable Databases • Security Key prevents unauthorized access • Job Management Features

  36. BHSestimator for Windows Thank you for taking a look at our BHSestimator ! Please call 1-800-333-8242 for a Price Quotation or email sales@bhsestimator.com Press Enter to Continue. PgUp goes back. Esc to Quit.

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