1. BHSestimator for Windows
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2. Welcome to BHSestimator

3. BHSestimator for Windows Some Key Features - Estimating
Ease of use - Number one in the industry. You can be creating estimates your first day.
Logical takeoff format
Job broken down by “Areas of Construction”
On Screen extensions and totals (No need to print it first]
Unit Pricing - See final cost line-by-line or page-by-page

4. BHSestimator for Windows Some Key Features - Reports
Estimate Worksheets
Title
Recap
Takeoff Sheets
Job Factors
Labor Distribution
Job Expense
Summary
Job Information
Pictures and Graphic Detail
Estimate History

5. BHSestimator for Windows Some Key Features - Reports (con’t)
Phase Reports (like items in like phases grouped)
Administrative (Qty, Cost, Labor)
Buyers (Qty, Cost)
Warehouse (Qty Only)
Equipment Needed
Time and Material Invoice
Purchase Orders
Change Orders
Work In Progress

6. BHSestimator for Windows Some Key Features - Databases
Useable Material Database
Pre-labored
Pre-built Assemblies
“Phase of Construction” Database
“Type of Construction” Database
Monthly Material Pricing Updates Available
Customer Database
“Tools Needed to Install” Database

7. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Title Page
Estimate Name
Estimator Name
Due Date
Bid To Info
Taxes
Fudge Factors
Misc. Notes

8. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Recap Page
Add/Delete/Edit Pages
Activate/Inactivate
Merge Estimates
View Page Unit Pricing
Raw Material/Labor
Extended Material/Labor
Quote/Subcontract Price
Estimate Totals

9. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Worksheets

10. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Worksheets
Add Items or Assemblies by 3-Letter Description Code or Database Index Number

11. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Worksheets
Enter the Quantity, and all extensions and totals are done immediately. Change the Cost or Labor for this item in this estimate only. No need to go back to the database. Changes do not affect other estimates.
Items in the Database are “Chained” to automatically bring up the next logical item.

12. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Worksheets
Add Special Code Items either by clicking a button or enter it right on the Worksheet Grid.
All Field Items
Labor Only
Material Only
Quotes (Material and Labor)
Comments

13. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Worksheets
Page Options
Title
Active/Inactive
Work Completed
Phase
Page Multiplier
Material/Labor Markup
Type
Regular
Quote/Subcontract
Comment/Scratch
Material/Labor Column Used for Bid

14. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Job Factors
On this page you account for abnormal job site conditions.
This estimate shows a 10% add to raw labor hours based on abnormally high ceilings and a locked 10 extra hours due to interruptions. The hours associated with the 10% will adjust as more labor is added to the estimate. The locked 10 hours will not. The values are spread on all active worksheets in proportion to the labor on that sheet.

15. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Job Factors
You can change the Category Name, and set the factor to change the entire estimate’s hours. You can also lock in a certain extra number of hours.

16. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Labor Distribution
On this page you distribute the job labor hours to labor classes.

17. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Labor Distribution
You can set Category Names, Rate and Distribution

18. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Job Expense
On this page you account for various Job related expenses (e.g. Permits)

19. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Job Expense
Again, you can set the category name and percentage or lock in a value.

20. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Summary
On the Summary Page you set:
Material Markup
Labor Markup
Overhead
Profit
Misc Post Markups
Square Footage
You can also:
Link in other estimates
Compare to saved jobs
Commit to History
Calculate the Performance Bond

21. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Summary
On the Summary Page you see:
Labor Material Ratios
Material Unit Price (Bid Price per Dollar of Raw Cost)
Labor Unit Price (Bid Price per Hour of Raw Labor)
All Profit/ Overhead and Estimate Totals
Square Footage Calculations
Estimate Cost per Square Foot
Bid Price per Square Foot
Labor Hours per Square Foot

22. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Job Detail
The Job Detail Page lets you store all the information relating to the customer and job.

23. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating - Images
The Image Page allows you to store a reference to digital images for a job.

24. BHSestimator for Windows Estimating – Job History
The History page show changes to the estimate, when it was saved, etc...

25. BHSestimator for Windows Databases
Item Master Database
Assembly Database
Phase Database
Customer Database
History
Construction Type
Unit of Issue
Cross Reference
Time and Material History

26. BHSestimator for Windows Item Master Database

27. BHSestimator for Windows Item Master Database Editing
Material can be edited in the table or in a full screen editor
Database Fields Include:
Description Code
Stock Id Number
3 Columns of Cost and Labor
Phase of Construction
Unit of Issue
Chain to Item Number

28. BHSestimator for Windows Material Pricing Updates
BHS provides Material Pricing Updates monthly or you can use other sources.
No Need to update every month or to catch up on old updates.
Universal Cost Adjustment Factor
Individual Item Update Factor
Item Blocking
Estimates can be “REPRICED” from the database.

29. BHSestimator for Windows Assembly Database
Assemblies Include:
Items
Other Assemblies
Special Code Items
Material
Labor
Comments

30. BHSestimator for Windows Phase Database
Phases include a Description and a Labor Factor that is applied to any item in an estimate that is placed in that phase.

31. BHSestimator for Windows Customer Database
Here we have the Customer Edit Screen

32. BHSestimator for Windows History Database
The History database lists all estimate that you have committed to history. The estimates can be sorted by construction type or customer. The History summary shows the average numbers for estimates won, lost or both.

33. BHSestimator for Windows Type of Construction Database
By knowing YOUR Base Labor Rate, Average Hours per Square Foot and YOUR typical Cost per Square Foot for a type of job, you can do some cost projections for the job.
These values can be read from a good estimate and stored in this database.

34. BHSestimator for Windows Other Cool Features
Master Estimate - All new estimates can start with your typical setup
Pages
Taxes
Labor Distribution
Markups
Overhead
Labor...

35. BHSestimator for Windows Other Cool Features
Estimate Templates - set up a variety of template estimate for various customers or types of jobs
Many owner defined parameters save to the registry
Networkable/Shareable Databases
Security Key prevents unauthorized access
Job Management Features

36. BHSestimator for Windows
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