The Equipment Threshold Hours window is used to set up a discount schedule for each piece of equipment you own, based on the number of hours the equipment is used per day. For example, if you want to offer a discount for your owned equipment after eight hours of use per day, you would enter '8' in the Day length threshold field. If your owned equipment is used more than eight hours per day, then the discount would be applied to any hours over the threshold of '8' set here.

While creating bid items in the SharpeSoft Estimator is quick and easy, as already shown , sometimes there's no need to bother with the process of making a brand new bid item when an appropriate one already exists somewhere else in the job. Dragging-and-dropping is the solution to this problem; Estimator allows for free manipulation of data when it comes to moving specific bid items throughout the Bid Item window. Keep reading for some helpful tips and tricks on how to make t

Simple Markup and Multiplication Factors The best method to learning how and where markups are being applied in the Summary Sheet is a...

The Summary Sheet inside the SharpeSoft Estimator is a powerful tool capable of delivering a concise overall view of multiple different...

Default Proposal and Conditions Text The Default Proposal and Conditions Text window is used to enter your Default Conditions and...

The Rounding Sheet in the SharpeSoft Estimator is one of the final steps in the process of completing your final bid proposal, where...

Mobile Inspectors are a special kind of labor unit tied to the SharpeSoft IPM's companion product, also called Mobile Inspector. While...

Crews are an important part of any job, consolidating routinely used pieces of equipment and the operators assigned to them for easy...

Oftentimes, in an effort to better consolidate our information, we may end up preventing the system from seeing data we would rather it...

Markups are an important aspect of balancing the budget of a bid. The SharpeSoft Estimator allows for a high degree of flexibility in...

In the Bid Items window, you can either create Regular groups or Alternate groups. Regular groups typically are used for grouping like...

The SharpeSoft Estimator provides multiple different options for personalizing security policies inside the program. Login Policies are...

If you run the same reports each time you bid a job, you can "package" those reports into groups.  When you select a group for printing,...

Duct banks are an integral part of many underground electrical construction projects, allowing electrical cables to be safely laid within...

Sometimes users make changes to basic window settings and configuration that can adversely affect data accuracy and system efficiency....

This window is used to override the job tax rate only for a given group you are working on.  As an example, this might be necessary if...

This window is used to override the job tax rate only for the detail line you are currently working on.  As an example, this might be...

Once you have been using the system for a while, you will find yourself going to certain windows on a regular basis. You can set up a...

Bid Item Statuses are a quick and easy way to determine where a job stands with just a glance. Composed of a set of colorful flag...

Company logos can be easily inserted into a job with the steps outlined below. Logos will appear on various generated reports inside the...