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Category Archive for: ‘Timberline’
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Chelsea asked me a couple weeks ago to write a blog piece on the different construction software lines we offer and support at Cassell Consulting. At first I resisted, thinking it was important to separate “church and state”, that is, keeping our blog set distinctly apart from any sales topics. That said, I agree that it’s in our cleintele’s best …
Read MoreHow to Find and Recover a Lost Estimate in Timberline
Another recent call we received on the same trip to Alaska was from a distraught estimator in Hawaii. It seems that he had spent five hours on an estimate the night before, and when his ssession crashed at the end of it, the estimate seemed to have evaporated with it. He looked manually where he was sure he’d saved it, …
Read MoreEstimating Tip: Change Unit & Productivity
I received a question from an estimator while working in Anchorage last week, common to all estimating systems. The process is the same, regardless of whether your company uses WinEst, US Cost Success Estimator, Timberline Estimating, or any other software we know of. Example: you’ve selected an item from the database, such as 3-5/8″ steel stud partitions with drywall, and you’d …
Read MoreEstimating Tips for On Screen Takeoff
In the course of our day to day activities we work with a variety of estimating software, and On Screen Takeoff is one that we see often at client sites. OST is estimating system “agnostic”, that is, it works just as well for companies using Excel as it does for companies using Timberline Estimating, WinEst, and US Cost Success. OST …
Read MoreThe “right” level of Estimating Detail (according to whom?)
An age-old issue in construction estimating is determining the “right” level of detail in the estimate. In my 30 years of estimating construction projects, it’s a question I still deal with, and am not convinced I’ve found the answer yet. I’ve spent years on both sides on this chicken-and-egg question. One side subrcribes to the the idea that a well-designed …
Read MoreMasterformat ’04 for Timberline databases
We recently completed indexing an Island GC’s Hawaii and Guam databases to CSI Masterformat ’04 using WBS codes. This allows estimates to be viewed and sorted in either the traditional 16-division Masterformat (MF) ’95 sequence, or the new MF ’04 48-division system. We also designed accompanying Item Sort Sequences, so Takeoff can be done in either format as well. We’ve …
Read MoreCheer up, it could be worse…or could it?
We know the current market is challenging, but 2010 first half construction volume is even worse than we could have foreseen back in January. According to ENR, total construction volume is down 11% from 2009, with private construction down 14%. The commercial Office sector is down nearly 40% from 2009′s abysmal first half, and commercial Hospitality down a whopping 60% …
Read MoreFrom the Bid Room: Estimating emergency handled
I had an urgent support call last week from one of our Montana contractors who use Timberline Estimating. Here’s the scenario: It’s Bid Day, getting down to the last hour before the bid is due. The system kicked them out of the estimate, and when they try to reopen the file, they get an error the message: ”Estimate is open …
Read MoreTimberline Estimating Tip – using Estimating Explorer
This week’s tip concerns using Estimating Explorer, the bid management utility that is bundled with your Sage Timberline Estimating package. We recommend using Estimating Explorer for both creating & managing your Timberline Estimates. This accomplishes multiple goals: Consistency in the way estimates are created, and estimate data fields are filled in. (Pick lists are provided for numerous fields including Estimator.) …
Read MoreHow to make a record in Sage Timberline Office Address Book available in Timberline Estimating
Sometimes it’s the little things that bog you down when you’re using Timberline Estimating . Like simply entering a Subcontractor or a Client into an estimate that you know is in Timberline’s Address Book, but you can’t see when you click into the pick list. Here’s how to make a record in Sage Timberline Office Address Book available in Timberline …
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