This chart highlights differences between the three versions of Electrical Bid Manager. However, it does not provide a complete feature list.
This comparison chart may help you decide which version is right for your company. Give us a call if you'd like more information on any of the features. 800-258-7752
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Takeoff |
| Takeoff Modules |
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| On-Screen Takeoff® add-on available |
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| Customized Takeoff modules for each type of work |
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| Takeoff seven different types of wire with each conduit/wire takeoff |
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| Takeoff breakdown levels |
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| Automatic Conduit Wire-fill warnings |
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| Customized default takeoff settings for speedier takeoffs |
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| Job Notes attached to each takeoff |
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| Multiple conduit supports in wire/conduit takeoff modules |
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| Labor factor each takeoff item "on the fly" |
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| Labor column selection is unique for each item |
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| Material cost price factor for each takeoff module |
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| Material cost price factor for each item |
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| Quick Takeoff Module |
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| Quick Takeoffs by database item number entry |
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| Quick Takeoffs with drag and drop from database |
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| Quick Wiring Device takeoff module for speedy device takeoffs |
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| Labor column wizard creates 3 new labor columns |
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Audit Trail |
| “Undo” editing changes |
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| Change labor columns of individual items |
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| Copy items, phases, sections from one to another |
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| Display unit prices and labor times |
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| Filter view by any breakout |
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| Filtered view for each estimator when performing multi-user estimates |
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| List material and labor totals for each assembly |
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| Non-standard labor time change indicator |
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| Non-standard material price change indicator |
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Bid Analysis |
| Non-Productive Labor, Job Expense, Subcontracts, Profit and Overhead categories in Bid Summary |
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| Create and save multiple Bid Summaries |
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| Change Order Module |
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| Direct Job Expenses entry by percentage of material, labor, or both |
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| Non-Productive labor as percentage of labor, materials, or both |
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| Calculate Overhead as category percentage or lump sum |
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| New job expense category for Tools and Miscellaneous Materials |
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| Edit items from Audit Trail directly back to original takeoff |
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| Edit items from the new Job Extension spreadsheet |
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| Edit items from the new Material List spreadsheet |
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| Enhanced Bid Summary screen |
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| Easy quote management |
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| Freeze material prices automatically when bid due date is reached |
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| Easy management of unpriced Open Items |
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| Export job extensions directly to spreadsheets |
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| Data Export Wizard for easy data exporting |
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| Extended right mouse button support |
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| Full Windows Multiple Document Interface (MDI) |
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| Email quotes and material lists to suppliers |
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| Navigate quickly with new Outlook toolbar |
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| Supervisor controls each estimators access to each job |
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| Multi-user – multiple estimators in the same job at the same time |
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| Filter the job list by user |
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| Open multiple jobs at the same time |
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Database |
| Database includes “Specialty” Databases of Fire Alarm, Demolitions, and Voice/Data/Video |
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| Links to EPIC catalog of 1.4 million material items |
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| Expanded items in the assemblies |
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| Assemblies - Create new assemblies with copy/paste |
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| NECA Labor Column for Change Orders |
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| Labor columns |
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| Thousands of material items and assemblies with prices and labor. Ready to use right out of the box. |
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| Edit entire database in a spreadsheet layout |
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| Attribute Wizard for takeoff enhancement |
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| Labor column creation wizard |
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| Create Assemblies of Assemblies |
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| Database includes “Specialty” databases of Fire Alarm, Demolition, and Voice/Data/Video |
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| Personal favorite items database for each user |
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| Open multiple jobs at the same time |
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