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How to Train Your Team on SharpeSoft’s Estimator Software (Without Slowing Down Projects)
How to Train Your Team on SharpeSoft’s Estimator Software (Without Slowing Down Projects) Although exciting and necessary, upgrading your...
SharpeSoft
Mar 244 min read
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Override Group Tax Rate in SharpeSoft Estimator
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...
Dylan C
Mar 112 min read
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Override Detail Item Tax Rate in SharpeSoft Estimator
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...
Dylan C
Mar 52 min read
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The SharpeSoft Estimator: A Comprehensive Construction Quoting Software Solution
The SharpeSoft Estimator: A Comprehensive Construction Quoting Software Solution In today’s heavy civil construction industry, efficient...
SharpeSoft
Feb 275 min read
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Quick Toolbar in SharpeSoft Estimator
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...
Dylan C
Feb 252 min read
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Bid Item Status Flags in SharpeSoft
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...
Dylan C
Feb 183 min read
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Marble Construction Bids 70% Faster with SharpeSoft
The Story Founded in March of 2010 by the principal owner of R&M Engineering-Ketchikan, Marble Construction is a general construction...
Dylan C
Feb 124 min read
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SharpeSoft Newsletter (January 2025)
Sharpe News Quarterly Construction News Inside... FDM Contracting Finds a Work/Life Balance with SharpeSoft. Introducing the SharpeSoft...
Dylan C
Feb 39 min read
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Insert a Logo for Your Company in SharpeSoft Estimator
Company logos can be easily inserted into a job with the steps outlined below. Logos will appear on various generated reports inside the...
Dylan C
Jan 292 min read
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The Importance of Electrical Cost Estimating Software for Heavy Civil Projects and SharpeSoft Estimator’s Position
The Importance of Electrical Cost Estimating Software for Heavy Civil Projects and SharpeSoft Estimator’s Position Estimating costs is...
SharpeSoft
Jan 224 min read
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Refresh Detail Costs in the SharpeSoft Estimator
In the midst of bidding jobs, it may happen that users find themselves entering appropriate prices into certain bid item detail costs as...
Dylan C
Jan 202 min read
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Using the Filter Wizard in SharpeSoft Estimator
Key windows and tables throughout the system, especially those that contain long lists of entries (e.g. Jobs, Vendors, Owners and Item...
Dylan C
Jan 143 min read
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SharpeSoft Estimator Wins the Winter 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
Jan 92 min read
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Escalation Factors in the Estimator
Escalation factors are a form of specialized markup that can be entered at the bid item or sub-item level. These factors are specific to...
Dylan C
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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Request and Receive Vendor Quotes (MatConnect)
SharpeSoft Estimator offers the ability to instantaneously request and receive quotes on associated bid items with either the MatConnect...
Dylan C
Dec 12, 20242 min read
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Exploring SharpeSoft's Heavy Civil Construction Software Solutions
Heavy civil construction is competitive and fast-paced, with little to no room for error. In an industry where accuracy and efficiency...
SharpeSoft
Dec 4, 20244 min read
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Bonding Table and Rate Calculation
Construction bonding is the system by which a specialized bonding company serves as an alternate source of relief funds in the event that...
Dylan C
Dec 3, 20243 min read
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Addressing Top Challenges in Heavy Civil Construction with Integrated Project Management Software
Let’s face it; infrastructure development would not be possible without the heavy civil construction industry as this sector manages the...
SharpeSoft
Nov 25, 20243 min read
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SharpeSoft Newsletter (November 2024)
Sharpe News Quarterly Construction Newsletter Inside... Colorado Civil Takeoffs Finds a Family with SharpeSoft. Upcoming Updates for...
Dylan C
Nov 21, 20247 min read
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