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Companies and Offices in SharpeSoft Estimator
In SharpeSoft Estimator, you can set up as many companies as you like, giving you the ability to match specific job types to specific...
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Sep 10, 20255 min read
Equipment Rates by Area in SharpeSoft Estimator
Equipment areas reflect different equipment rates according to specific equipment cost requirements for a specific state, region,...
Dylan C
Sep 8, 20252 min read
Labor Rates by Area in SharpeSoft Estimator
Labor areas reflect different labor rates according to specific labor cost requirements for a specific state, region, municipality,...
Dylan C
Sep 5, 20252 min read
From Blueprint to Bid: Top Estimating Mistakes and How to Avoid Them with SharpeSoft
From Blueprint to Bid: Top Estimating Mistakes and How to Avoid Them with SharpeSoft Construction is moving faster and with tighter...
SharpeSoft
Aug 28, 20254 min read
South Bay Grading Doubles Output with SharpeSoft
The Story Located in balmy Santa Clara, California, South Bay Grading is a fully licensed Class A General Engineering Contractor. With...
Dylan C
Aug 26, 20255 min read
Royal T Enterprises Feels the Royal Treatment with SharpeSoft
The Story Founded 20 years ago in St. George, Utah, Royal T Enterprises is a heavy civil construction company that brings founder and...
Dylan C
Aug 1, 20255 min read
Proposal Conditions and Text in SharpeSoft Estimator
Default Proposal and Conditions Text The Default Proposal and Conditions Text window is used to enter your Default Conditions and...
Dylan C
Jul 28, 20253 min read
Tips for Re-Rounding in the SharpeSoft Estimator
The Rounding Sheet in the SharpeSoft Estimator is one of the final steps in the process of completing your final bid proposal, where...
Dylan C
Jul 28, 20252 min read
Mastering Your First Estimate in SharpeSoft: Tips for New Contractors
Mastering Your First Estimate in SharpeSoft: Tips for New Contractors Stepping into digital estimating can feel overwhelming—even more so...
SharpeSoft
Jul 17, 20254 min read
SharpeSoft Estimator Wins the Summer 2025 Top Performer Award from SourceForge
SharpeSoft is proud to be a winner of the Top Performer award from SourceForge, the world’s largest software reviews and comparison...
Dylan C
Jul 15, 20252 min read
SharpeSoft IPM: Assigning Projects to Mobile Inspectors
Mobile Inspectors are a special kind of labor unit tied to the SharpeSoft IPM's companion product, also called Mobile Inspector. While...
Dylan C
Jun 25, 20252 min read
Top FAQs for Construction Estimating: What Heavy Civil Contractors Need to Know
Top FAQs for Construction Estimating: What Heavy Civil Contractors Need to Know In this blog, we’ll discuss the most common questions...
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Jun 17, 20254 min read
Changing Crew Rates in SharpeSoft Estimator
Crews are an important part of any job, consolidating routinely used pieces of equipment and the operators assigned to them for easy...
Dylan C
May 27, 20252 min read
Marking up Sub-Items in SharpeSoft Estimator
Oftentimes, in an effort to better consolidate our information, we may end up preventing the system from seeing data we would rather it...
Dylan C
May 20, 20252 min read
Markups for Subcontractor Heavy Jobs in SharpeSoft Estimator
Markups are an important aspect of balancing the budget of a bid. The SharpeSoft Estimator allows for a high degree of flexibility in...
Dylan C
May 19, 20252 min read
Summary Report with Alternate Groups in SharpeSoft Estimator
In the Bid Items window, you can either create Regular groups or Alternate groups. Regular groups typically are used for grouping like...
Dylan C
May 8, 20252 min read
SharpeSoft Estimator vs. Manual Bidding: Why Now is the Time to Upgrade
SharpeSoft Estimator vs. Manual Bidding: Why Now is the Time to Upgrade How you bid is just as important as what you build in today’s...
SharpeSoft
May 8, 20253 min read
Windows Login Policy in Estimator
The SharpeSoft Estimator provides multiple different options for personalizing security policies inside the program. Login Policies are...
Dylan C
May 6, 20252 min read
Creating Report Packages in SharpeSoft Estimator
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,...
Dylan C
Apr 29, 20252 min read
SharpeSoft Newsletter (April 2025)
Inside... • Marble Construction Bids 70% Faster with SharpeSoft. • New Industry Podcast Estimator's Edge. • Looking Ahead at Construction...
Dylan C
Apr 28, 20258 min read
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