SharpeSoft Estimator is an on-premise cost estimating software for contractors and sub-contractors in the construction industry. Offered on a best-of-breed basis, SharpeSoft provides integrated tools for labor and equipment costing, contractor management, bid management, proposal generator and more.
SharpeSoft Estimator allows contractors to send bidding invitations to subcontractors, accept and shortlist bids received. The 'Item Master' allows businesses to save subcontractor details, compare bid proposals, group projects and more. Users can also automate the request-for-quote (RFQ) process, manage vendor bid pricing, calculate and load utility trench material quantities, and prorate costs to bid items.
SharpeSoft also offers functionality for project management which includes standard features such as job costing, payroll time sheets, time and materials, equipment and resource management and progress tracking. The solution is suitable for various construction industries including, but not limited to, highway and road, earthwork, pipeline, grading and excavation, plant work and more.
Myles M. Branche: Bau
4.6.2015
4.6.2015
The product has a great ability to export to excel for bid/project analysis. As a vendor they are always available when technical assistance is needed and they have a quick turnaround for repairs.
I wish the product would breakdown man hours more effectively and give you more options when exporting data. Another issue I have ran into is when I copy a job all of the data that I have changed within a bid item detail reverts to its default price. No complaints with vendor.
Make sure you understand the various levels of detail you can go into when putting a bid together. Also look at the subcontractor analysis and trench information.
Antwort: Brent 22.9.2015
After receiving this review, we contacted Myles to point out the existing report that breaks down man hours that he was unaware of at the time. He is now able to use the report in exactly the way that he wants. We also let him know that, in the upcoming 2016 version of Estimator, the Bid Items export to Excel will also include both the Man Hours and Crew Hours fields, giving him even more functionality.
We also pointed out an existing option to prompt him when he copies and pastes items to keep the previous price, rather than update it. He has now used that successfully and is very happy with it.
James W. Branche: Bau
4.6.2015
4.6.2015
Once the program is set up its very easy to build a very small one day job as it is to build a 1 Million Dollar + project. The ease of building your specific crews and material lists and always having them at the ease of one click is extremely productive. I have trained several people on this system and they are usually up and running with in two to three days. As we know this is essential in the construction business.
As a small business owner I would not be honest if I didn't at least say the cost of the product is a substantial investment, and the yearly fee's need to be a budget item in over head.
Really look into the products and test how they interact with other software. It can be such a huge task to a estimating department and the billing department if the programs don't mesh together perfectly. The time and heartache that I have witnessed trying programs that I was promised worked together has lost my company and other's, employee time and lost revenue.