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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
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
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
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
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 Estimator Reviews: Insights from Users This Year So Far
SharpeSoft Estimator Reviews: Insights from Users This Year So Far Choosing the right construction estimating software can mean the...
SharpeSoft
Apr 10, 20253 min read
Experience the Best Support in the Business with SharpeSoft
Everyone has been there. A problem has come up with a device or program you are using, but calling the support hotline does nothing but...
Dylan C
Apr 9, 20252 min read
Security Access Rights in Estimator
Sometimes users make changes to basic window settings and configuration that can adversely affect data accuracy and system efficiency....
Dylan C
Mar 26, 20254 min read
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 24, 20254 min read
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 11, 20252 min read
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 5, 20252 min read
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 27, 20255 min read
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 25, 20252 min read
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 3, 20259 min read
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 22, 20254 min read
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 14, 20253 min read
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 9, 20252 min read
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