Recorded Webcast – Bids That Win: Exploring the Upside of Switching From Spreadsheets

Upgrading to B2W Estimate has delivered estimating speed, accuracy and efficiency advantages plus a smooth connection with B2W performance tracking and scheduling applications.

Explore the basics behind how applications like B2W Estimate work and how scalability, construction logic and ease-of-use features make switching easier than you think.

Spreadsheets were slow, clunky, and everything felt more like a guess, says lead estimator Jeff Sparkowich. With B2W, he says S.J. Cantwell bids twice as fast and is 30% more accurate.

With just a few mouse clicks, estimators can search and filter actual production rates achieved on any range of active and past jobs and use the data to increase the accuracy of current bids.

Learn how contractors use the change order management features in B2W Estimate to keep variations linked to the base bid and manage the change order process in an efficient, organized manner.

The B2W Estimate and Track combination keeps estimators, project managers and field teams on the same page, eliminates redundant data entry and provides timely actual-versus-plan data.

Learn how the new production rate actuals feature in B2W Estimate allows estimators to use production history from B2W’s field tracking software to set realistic production rates for current bids.

B2W Estimate delivers standardized data, powerful features and intuitive heavy construction logic to help you win more bids at better margins.

Learn how the new B2W Estimate API can integrate data from estimates with third-party and proprietary systems with ease.

Chief estimator Jim Madden discusses the key features of B2W Estimate and the flexibility, speed and accuracy advantages that help his team turn out more than 500 bids per year.

Winning bids is important but hitting the profitability targets in the estimate is the real goal. Learn how and why contractors unify estimating and field tracking systems.

This growing bridge, utility and road construction company is turning out three times as many bids with B2W Estimate while getting more accurate and aggressive in its pricing.

Estimators relying on spreadsheets are at a disadvantage. This is a must-attend for any heavy construction estimator making the business case for purpose-built estimating software.

B2W Software offers three editions of its estimating software to meet the specific needs of each contractor. Product Manager, Pat Reitz explains the differences.

Review the benefits of grouping and how the custom Tags option bolsters bidding and provides unique ways to calculate costs, distribute markup, find information and display bid forms

Discover all the ways to arrange the look and layout of estimates - including changing views and applying values such as Work Types and Phases - to get more information and customization out of bids.

Learn why spreadsheets put contractors at a disadvantage and how competitors with specialized software win more jobs at the right margins by bidding faster and bidding more accurately.

Join construction estimating experts as they explore the challenges of managing change orders and the best approaches to protecting profits by doing it in a faster and more organized manner.

Tips for using B2W software for construction estimating more efficiently and effectively

Tips for using B2W software for construction estimating more efficiently and effectively